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Injury caused by objects that pierce the surface of the body {Ans: Penetrating trauma}Significant clues to the possibility of severe injuries in motor vehicle collisions include: {Ans: death of a passenger}If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT should: {Ans: suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.}Energy of a moving object {Ans: Kinetic energy}By what mechanism is a person injured when he or she falls from a significant height? {Ans: Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy; the kinetic energy is then converted into the work of bringing the body to a stop.}A young boy was riding his bicycle down the street when he hit a parked car. What was the second collision? {Ans: The bike rider hitting his bike or the car}