Blunt Trauma (Noun)
Meaning
Injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The emergency responders identified the cause of the victim's severe abdominal pain as blunt trauma from the car accident.
- The cyclist's blunt trauma injuries were so severe that they required immediate surgery to repair the damaged organs.
- The lack of penetration wounds on the victim's body indicated that the death was caused by blunt trauma, likely from a fall.
- After colliding with the oncoming car, the driver experienced severe blunt trauma to her chest, resulting in several broken ribs.
- A thorough examination revealed that the main cause of the patient's death was blunt trauma to the head resulting from being hit by a falling object.