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Abdominal CT showing left renal artery injury. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) represents 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury. [3] Seventy-five percent of BAT occurs in motor vehicle crashes, [4] in which rapid deceleration may propel the driver into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seatbelt, [5] causing contusions in less serious cases, or rupture of internal ...
A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, [3] the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Most bruises occur close enough to the epidermis such that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration.
A blunt cardiac injury is an injury to the heart as the result of blunt trauma, typically to the anterior chest wall. It can result in a variety of specific injuries to the heart, the most common of which is a myocardial contusion , which is a term for a bruise (contusion) to the heart after an injury. [ 1 ]
She also suffered bruising consistent with blunt force impact to the abdomen, Dr Cary said. Schoolgirl suffered ‘conspicuous haemorrhage’ at site of shoulder-to-shoulder bruising, court told
An autopsy report revealed that six-month-old baby Nalani Adalee Allen had blunt force injuries and internal bleeding when she died, police said. Broken ribs, blunt force trauma: Homestead parents ...
Motor vehicle collisions are a common source of blunt abdominal trauma. [5] Seat belts reduce the incidence of injuries such as head injury and chest injury, but present a threat to such abdominal organs as the pancreas and the intestines, which may be displaced or compressed against the spinal column. [5]
"Blunt force trauma caused by a blow to the skull that resulted in brain hemorrhaging caused the death," Welch said. "She had a black eye, bloody nose, rib fractures and bruising under the chin."
Blunt trauma injuries are caused by the forceful impact of an external object. Injuries from blunt trauma may cause internal bleeding and bruising from ruptured capillaries beneath the skin, abrasion from scraping against the superficial epidermis, lacerated tears on the skin or internal organs, or bone fractures.