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The Biomechanics of
High Impact Injury
Description
This seminar will provide an introduction to injury
biomechanics, including terminology, and outline the state of
knowledge of the biomechanics of impact to the main anatomical
regions. The circumstances under which trauma is generated, the
effect of variations in the population on injury outcomes, and
the consequences for both vehicle and airplane design.
This course is recommended for
engineering students and professionals, medical professionals
(EMS, nurse, physician), lawyers and public servants (fire and
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Objectives
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Acquire a better
understanding of the relationship between energy transfer and
trauma;
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Understand the limits of
human tolerance to various kinds of injury;
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Recognize the effect of
population variations on different injury outcomes;
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Recognize injuries that
can go undetected in restrained occupants;
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Expose the student to
special topics in pediatric, blast, and airplane injury patterns;
and
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Understanding of the cost
of injury to an individual and society.
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