Question 2 :
A 45-year-old man skidded from the road at
high speed and hit a tree. Examples of deceleration
injuries in this patient include:
(A) Aortic valve rupture
(B) Kidney injury
(C) Posterior dislocation of shoulder
(D) Mesenteric avulsion
(E) Stomach rupture
Answer:
(E) Deceleration injuries occur when the body
is subjected to a sudden stop when traveling at
a high speed (e.g., high-speed automobile hitting
a tree, fall from a height). As the impacting
part of the body comes to a sudden halt, the
organs behind continue to travel forward, thus
causing shearing injuries at the junction of
mobile and fixed parts; such as mesenteric
avulsion. The other choices are possible but
much less common.
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