Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 23, 2026

A Coupled Experiment-finite Element Modeling Methodology for Assessing High Strain Rate Mechanical Response of Soft Biomaterials
Published on: May 18, 2015
[Mechanism of injury--trauma kinetics. What happend? How?]
Introduction:
Understanding the mechanism of injuries represents a key element in blunt and penetrating trauma management.
Method:
Systematic review of the main types of the modem trauma mechanisms, using Medline, Cochrane Library and Embase databases.
Results:
To properly understand the road car accident injuries, trauma surgeon should know as many details from the scene: the speed of cars, impact direction, if the car rolled over, if occupants were restrained, if airbags exploded, vehicle telemetry, extrication time. Motorcyclists are 20 to 30 times more at risk for severe injuries or death than the four-wheel vehicle occupants. Current evidence shows a significant decrease in injuries severity by increasing use of seat-belts, motorcycle helmets, childrestrains and speed limit. Despite this, few countries around the world have road safety laws relating to key factors that can be considered sufficiently comprehensive in scope. Many modern trauma systems use for prehospital triage mechanism of injury criteria.
Conclusions:
The trauma surgeon should know the mechanism of injury. This allows a high suspicion for potential injuries, their early diagnosis and increased quality in the care of trauma patients.
Related Concept Videos
Spinal Cord Injury ll: Pathophysiology
Impact
When particles with different initial velocities collide, they induce deformation by applying equal and opposite impulses. At the point of maximum deformation, the particles move together with...
Cellular Injury I: Introduction
Types of Collisions - II
Phases of Wound Repair
Formation of Blood Clot
In case of deep injuries, trauma to blood vessels results in blood loss. In the meantime, phospholipids released from the ruptured endothelial cellular membrane are converted into arachidonic...
Coagulation
During the coagulation phase, clotting factors, or procoagulants, play a vital role in initiating and progressing the coagulation cascade. This cascade is a series of reactions...

