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Title: A hot, 300 lb anvil falls on the foot of a blacksmith. What injuries will he get Post by: zanik824 on Oct 18, 2014 A red-hot, 300-pound anvil falls on the bare foot of a blacksmith. He's unable to remove his foot until the paramedics arrive 20 minutes later. What types of injuries will the blacksmith most likely have?
Title: Re: A hot, 300 lb anvil falls on the foot of a blacksmith. What injuries will he get Post by: Alexx on Oct 20, 2014 Since no one answered, I'll give it a try:
Well, at first, fractures of the bones of the foot and skin and muscle damage probably happened. But I think that, the most serious injury would be a serious burn, probably 3rd degree if his foot was under the red- hot anvil for 20 minutes. If it was just the fractures, the foot would have a good chance of healing. However, I think (I could be wrong) that the burn could cost this blacksmith the foot- or at least some of it's functionality even after the full recovery. I'm not very familiar with such questions, and I'm interested on how they are answered. Can you post the correct answer when you get it? Title: Re: A hot, 300 lb anvil falls on the foot of a blacksmith. What injuries will he get Post by: zanik824 on Oct 20, 2014 Thank you for the reply! I wasn't too sure of how to go about and answer this either. My teacher doesn't usually go over these questions but I will try to ask him. Thanks again!
I would also assume that he would have to amputate the foot due to crush syndrome, where a body part is crushed under a heavy object for more than 15 minutes. |