The term "High Velocity"
collision refers to things that are traveling very fast. For example a
bullet.
| A gun shot wound (GSW)
is an example of a high velocity penetrating trauma. These types of injuries are likely to be more severe due to the higher amount of energy being exchanged. |
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| PEi+KEi=PEf+KEf |
Even though a bullet
is very small it travels at a very high velocity. The magnitude of its velocity is what makes a bullet so high energy. |
| When soft tissue is
hit with a bullet it deforms. The tissue pushing back on the high velocity bullet makes the bullet tumble. The energy transferred to soft tissue causes damage. This damage is called cavitation and is larger than the size of just the bullet. |
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