Module 2: The Biomechanics of Trauma
Segment 4: Other Blunt Injury Mechanisms
Videos
Hang Time, Velocity, and Kinetic Energy
Video animation illustrating the physics of dropping a penny off the Empire State Building. (YouTube)
Quebec Jaywalking PSA
A video billboard from Quebec, Canada, raising awareness of the dangers of jaywalking. Warning: this one's intense! (YouTube)
Calculators
Free Fall Calculator
An online calculator to identify the velocity of a falling object. (OMNI calculator)
Acceleration Calculator
An online calculator to identify the acceleration of a falling object. (OMNI calculator)
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)