Penetrating Trauma (Noun)
Meaning
Injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The emergency room doctor quickly assessed the patient's penetrating trauma to determine the best course of treatment for the gunshot wound.
- Penetrating trauma caused by the knife resulted in significant blood loss, requiring immediate surgical intervention.
- The patient was airlifted to the hospital after suffering penetrating trauma from shrapnel during the explosion.
- In the operating room, surgeons worked to repair the damage from the penetrating trauma inflicted by the bullet.
- The medic's prompt response to the soldier's penetrating trauma helped stabilize the wound until further medical attention could be provided.