Crash injuries : how and why they happen : a primer for anyone who cares about people in cars /
Introduction - A crash course on car crash - Vehicles, victims and velocities - How we break and tear the stuff we are made of (i.e. Biomechanics Revisited) - Wherein we define, describe and damage muscles, bones and joints - Crash injuries of the extremities - Crash injuries of the abdomen - Crash...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Key Biscayne, Fla. :
Hyde Associates,
c1992.
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| Aporte de: | Registro referencial: Solicitar el recurso aquí |
| Sumario: | Introduction - A crash course on car crash - Vehicles, victims and velocities - How we break and tear the stuff we are made of (i.e. Biomechanics Revisited) - Wherein we define, describe and damage muscles, bones and joints - Crash injuries of the extremities - Crash injuries of the abdomen - Crash injuries of the chest - Crash injuries of the head, its face and the brain within - The spine - Sear belts and other restraints: what they can do; what they cannot do; how they can help and hoy they can hurt - Injury measurement scales - Patterns of injury in frontal, lateral, rear and rollover crashes. |
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| Descripción Física: | xvii, 262 p. : il. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0963705709 |