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penetrating trauma

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penetrating trauma
Urgent care An injury sustained as a result of either 1. Sharp force, which includes injuries from cutting or piercing instruments or objects and nonvenomous bites of pets or humans or 2. Firearm injuries from projectiles Cf Blunt trauma.


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Intraoral penetrating trauma has been implicated in most cases of isolated ICA injury in children; such aneurysms are usually preceded by a characteristic period of latency followed by the onset of epistaxis.
They analyzed information on adults with moderate to severe injuries from blunt force or penetrating trauma.
13,14 Treatment for penetrating trauma with hemorrhage has remained unchanged; surgical intervention is required for hemorrhage control.
 
 
 
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