blunt trauma
noun
: a usually serious injury caused by a blunt object or surface
died of blunt trauma to the head
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The bones also showed evidence of blunt trauma and projectile trauma that can be consistent with blast incidents, Van Deest said.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
It’s contracted when the bacteria enters a break in the skin, but can also come from blunt trauma.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
The cause of his death now is listed as pneumonia and complications of blunt trauma to his chest.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
He was found unresponsive with severe blunt trauma to the head at around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 19, in the parking lot of Waterdance Apartments in Arlington, according to Arlington police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
It’s contracted when the bacteria enters a break in the skin, but can also come from blunt trauma.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
The cause of his death now is listed as pneumonia and complications of blunt trauma to his chest.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
He was found unresponsive with severe blunt trauma to the head at around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 19, in the parking lot of Waterdance Apartments in Arlington, according to Arlington police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Blunt trauma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt%20trauma. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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