blunt trauma
Injury from impact
Blunt trauma is injury caused by forceful impact with a dull object or surface, as opposed to penetrating wounds from sharp objects.
The term appears in medical and forensic contexts: The autopsy revealed blunt trauma to the head.
Car accidents, falls, and beatings are common causes.
Also called blunt force trauma.
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- forceStrength or compulsion
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
wound · head injury · swelling · fracture · rib fracture · concussion · hemorrhage · internal bleeding · crush · blow · strike · baseball bat · fall · car accident · accident · tissue · damage · assault
- Emergency MedicineEMT, emergency medicine, EMS, paramedic, paramedics
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries
- causes of deathcardiac arrest, heart attack, drowning, suffocation, strangulation
- harmharming, injury, hurting, abuse, injuring
- traumaabuse, abandonment, acute stress, amnesia, attachment disorder
blunt traumastab wound
Injury from piercing
puncture wound · gunshot wound · impalement · laceration · stabbing
blunt traumalaceration
Torn, ragged wound
cut · incision · open wound · puncture · perforation
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