Rapid trauma
As Rasanztrauma ( plural : Rasanztraumen and Rasanztraumata ), sometimes in German literature in the sense of a pleonasm as Hochrasanztrauma referred is called the abuses of high values (trauma) due to the action of kinetic energy to the human body .
The kinetic energy that causes trauma can come from both the speed of the body itself and the speed of an object acting on the body. At the moment of action, high acceleration (acceleration) or braking values (deceleration) are reached. These high acceleration or deceleration values, among other things , create shear forces that act on bones , organs and vessels and can lead to fractures (broken bones) or ruptures (tears).
The body can receive the kinetic energy from a vehicle or a fall from a great height, for example. Rapid trauma usually arise as a result of traffic or sports accidents. A multiple trauma often results .
Examples of typical rapid trauma
- Femoral neck fracture as a result of a traffic accident, fall from a great height, fall while cycling or skiing.
- Clavicle fracture ( broken collarbone) from falls, for example while skiing, snowboarding, cycling and horse riding.
- Abdominal trauma , such as spleen or liver rupture , in traffic accidents.
- Whiplash
- About 75% of all aortic ruptures (rupture of the aorta ) are caused by rapid trauma, triggered by a car accident.
- The rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament is a dashboard injury, a rapid trauma in car accidents.
Individual evidence
- ↑ O. Kloeters and MW Müller: Crash Course Surgery. Verlag Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, 2004, ISBN 3-437-43230-3
- ↑ a b J. Freyschmidt (editor): Handbuch diagnostic radiology: Thorax, Volume 4. Verlag Springer, 2003, ISBN 3-540-41421-5, limited preview in the Google book search
- ↑ U. Stöckle et al.: Certified medical training: The femoral neck fracture. In: Dtsch Arztebl 102, 2005, pp. A-3426 / B-2894 / C-2710 pdf
- ↑ A. Klonz et al: Clavicle fractures. In: Der Unfallchirurg 104, 2001, pp. 70–81. doi : 10.1007 / s001130050691
- ^ P. Hochstein et al.: Diagnosis and incidence of injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament. In: Der Unfallchirurg 102, 1999, pp. 753-762. doi : 10.1007 / s001130050477 PMID 10525618