If a Car, Driven by an Unrestrained Male, Strikes a Utility

question 2

Multiple Choice

If a car, driven by an unrestrained male, strikes a utility pole at 35 mph, which of the following is true?

• A) The patient struck the steering wheel at a combined speed of 70 mph.
• B) The internal organs struck the inside of the body at 35 mph.
• C) The utility pole absorbed half of the kinetic energy, making the body collision 17.5 mph.
• D) The energy transferred to the body is increased by a factor of 2.

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