steering wheel injury

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steering wheel injury,

a traumatic injury, most commonly to the anterior chest wall, caused by forward propulsion of the body of an automobile driver into the steering wheel during a collision. Injuries include broken ribs and sternum, cardiac and pulmonary damage, and tearing of major blood vessels.

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