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Interactive Ready for Review for Chapter 12 - Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury

Obtaining information about the -that is, how the injuries occurred and what forces were likely involved-can be just as important as obtaining vital signs in assessing the patient. This information can help hospital staff to focus their attention on damage that may not be immediately obvious.

are the leading cause of unintentional injury.

In every crash, there are actually three collisions: the collision of the car against another car or some other object, the collision of the passenger against the interior of the car, and the collision of the passenger's internal organs against the solid structures of the body.

You should suspect in passengers who have been involved in a high-speed collision that results in massive damage to the car. The same is true of a patient who has fallen from a significant height, sustained a high-velocity penetrating injury, or is the victim of an explosion or blast.