mechanical injury

What Does Secondary To Injury Mean?

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What Does Secondary To Injury Mean? Whereas primary brain injury (focal and diffuse) results from mechanical injury at the time of the trauma, secondary brain injury is caused by the physiologic responses to the initial injury. What is the difference between a primary and secondary injury? Whereas primary brain injury (focal and diffuse) results from

Can Result From A Impact Or Rapid Acceleration/deceleration Of The Head?

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Can Result From A Impact Or Rapid Acceleration/deceleration Of The Head? Trauma can result from a rapid change in the head’s velocity or change in vector speed over time. Change in velocity over time is defined as acceleration or deceleration. Significant force, in the absence of direct and visible impact to the head, can have