Solved: BIO Prevention of Hip Fractures. Falls resulting
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BIO Prevention of Hip Fractures. Falls resulting in hip fractures are a major cause of injury and even death to the elderly. Typically, the hips speed at impact is about If this can be reduced to or less, the hip will usually not fracture. One way to do this is by wearing elastic hip pads. (a) If a typical pad is 5.0 cm thick and compresses by 2.0 cm during the impact of a fall, what constant acceleration (in and in gs) does the hip undergo to reduce its speed from 2.0 m s to (b) The acceleration you found in part (a) may seem rather large, but to fully assess its effects on the hip, calculate how long it lasts.
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