Prevention of Hip Fractures. Falls resulting in hip fractures are a major cause of injury and even
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Prevention of Hip Fractures. Falls resulting in hip fractures are a major cause of injury and even death to the elderly. Typically, the hip’s speed at impact is about 2.0 m/s. If this can be reduced to 1.3 m/s or less, the hip will usually not fracture. One way to do this is by wearing elastic hip pads.
(a) If a typical pad is 5.0 cm thick and compresses by 2.0 cm during the impact of a fall, what constant acceleration (in m/s2 and in g’s) does the hip undergo to reduce its speed from 2.0 m s to 1.3 m/s?
(b) The acceleration you found in part (a) may seem rather large, but to fully assess its effects on the hip, calculate how long it lasts.
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