Module 2: The Biomechanics of Trauma
Segment 1: The Nature & Amount of Force
Websites
Kinetic Energy Information
A web page with information on kinetic energy. (Wikipedia)
Mass
A web page with information on mass. (Wikipedia)
Force
A web page with information on mass. (Wikipedia)
Exponential growth explained
A web page with information on exponential growth. (Wikipedia)
Linear motion
A web page with information on linear motion. (Wikipedia)
Gravity
A web page with information on gravity. (Wikipedia)
Seat Belt Laws
A website with an interactive map to look up USA seatbelt laws by state. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
Seat Belts
An NHTSA website with information and statistics on seatbelt use. (National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA))
Videos
Kinetic Energy
Anatomy and Physics (AP) series episode describing kinetic energy. (Bozeman Science)
Newton's Laws
An episode of Crash Course Physics describing Newton's Laws. (Crash Course)
Newton's Gravity
A Crash Course Physics episode describing the law of gravity. (Crash Course)
5 Km/Hr Difference
Simulation of the difference in braking distance at different speeds using real moving cars. (YouTube)
Everyday Injuries
A brief video that showcases everyday injuries. To anticipate injuries, follow the force! (Everyday Injuries 1)
Calculators
Vehicle Stopping Distance
An interactive online deceleration distance calculator. (Calculator Academy)
WHO Mortality Database
A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)
Injuries and violence
The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)
Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card
Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)