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Internal inj uries in vehicular acci-BIO dents may be due
Chapter 4, Problem 6(choose chapter or problem)
Internal inj uries in vehicular acci-BIO dents may be due to what is called the" third colli sion ." The first collision isD 90 gthe vehicle hitting the external object. FIGUREQ4.5The second coll ision is the person hit-ting something on the inside of the car, such as the dashboard orwindshield. This may cause external lacerations. The third colli sion,possibly the most damaging to the body, is when organs,such as the heart or brain, hit the ribcage, skull, or other confinesof the body, bruising the tissues on the leading edge and tearingthe organ from its supporting structures on the trailing edge.a. Why is there a third collision? In other words, why are theorgans still moving after the second collision?b. Tf the vehicle was traveling at 60 mph before the fi rst colli sion,would the organs be traveling fa ster than, equal to, orslower than 60 mph just before the third coll ision?
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Internal inj uries in vehicular acci-BIO dents may be due to what is called the" third colli sion ." The first collision isD 90 gthe vehicle hitting the external object. FIGUREQ4.5The second coll ision is the person hit-ting something on the inside of the car, such as the dashboard orwindshield. This may cause external lacerations. The third colli sion,possibly the most damaging to the body, is when organs,such as the heart or brain, hit the ribcage, skull, or other confinesof the body, bruising the tissues on the leading edge and tearingthe organ from its supporting structures on the trailing edge.a. Why is there a third collision? In other words, why are theorgans still moving after the second collision?b. Tf the vehicle was traveling at 60 mph before the fi rst colli sion,would the organs be traveling fa ster than, equal to, orslower than 60 mph just before the third coll ision?
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Part (a)
According to the law of inertia, the body always remains in its initial state whether it is moving or at rest. When the car experiences a force from an external object, then the car moves with a high speed and comes to rest suddenly.