Penetrating trauma is an open wound injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating a deep but relatively...
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Blunt trauma, also known as blunt force trauma or non-penetrating trauma, describes a physical trauma due to a forceful impact without penetration of...
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injuries caused by penetrating trauma are serious medical emergencies and may cause permanent disability or death. A penetrating head injury involves...
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Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. There are many causes of major trauma, blunt and penetrating, including...
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penetrating injuries, an evisceration (protrusion of internal organs out of a wound) may be present. Injuries associated with intra-abdominal trauma include...
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Gunshot wound (redirect from Ballistic trauma)
(December 2014). "Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: penetrating chest trauma". The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 77...
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Vaginal trauma can occur when something is inserted into the vagina, for example, a sharp object causing penetrating trauma. Vaginal trauma can occur...
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Melee weapon (redirect from Trauma weapons)
military forks. They typically have a sharp point designed to inflict penetrating trauma, even against heavily armoured opponents. These weapons vary from...
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A stab wound is a specific form of penetrating trauma to the skin that results from a knife or a similar pointed object. While stab wounds are typically...
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Chest injury (redirect from Thoracic trauma)
collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings. Chest injuries can be classified as blunt or penetrating. Blunt and penetrating injuries have...
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