shrapnel wound
Explosive debris laceration
A shrapnel wound is an injury caused by flying metal fragments from an explosion—typically from bombs, grenades, artillery shells, or improvised explosive devices.
The term comes from the shell invented by British officer Henry Shrapnel, designed to scatter metal pieces on detonation.
The surgeon removed shrapnel from wounds in his leg and abdomen.
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- metal fragmentBroken piece of ore-based material
- blastSudden forceful burst
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- metalHard conductive solid
shell casing · bleeding · trauma · combat · grenade · artillery · embedded · surgery · field hospital · battlefield · debris · bomb · puncture · medic · combat medic · shards · splinter · triage
- bodily harmhurt, injure, harm, injuries, bruise
- veteran healthPTSD, shell shock, combat fatigue, battle fatigue, combat trauma
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- woundsulcer, cuts, bedsore, bruises, bedsores
- fatal injuriesdecapitation, exsanguination, internal bleeding, broken neck, brain hemorrhage
- War Woundsblast injury, blast injuries, amputation, amputations, severed limb
wound causation
shrapnel woundnatural healing
Body's innate restorative processes
surgical incision · clean cut · self-healing · accidental injury · surgical wound