Question 2 (part 2) · LEK · Multi-organ trauma
Which of the following statements is/are true about fall-from-height (FFH) injuries?
1) the extensity of an FFH injury depends on the body mass of the falling person and the characteristics of the surface that the person falls on;
2) the extensity of the injury depends only on the body position at the moment of impact;
3) a soft, flexible surface may reduce the brake force 10-20 times;
4) clothes do not affect the extensity of the injury;
5) a fall from a height of more than 20 metres on a hard surface involves a low risk of death.
The correct answer is:
2) the extensity of the injury depends only on the body position at the moment of impact;
3) a soft, flexible surface may reduce the brake force 10-20 times;
4) clothes do not affect the extensity of the injury;
5) a fall from a height of more than 20 metres on a hard surface involves a low risk of death.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3.
- B. 2,4.
- C. only 2.
- D. 4,5.
- E. 1,3,4.
Hint
Consider the physics of deceleration: body mass, height and the stopping distance provided by the landing surface.
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