Blunt and penetrating injury
Geehoed, G.W.
American Family Physician 17(1): 171-174
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 622932 Document Number: 124985
Personal injury may result from deceleration of the body or of missiles by the body, resulting in blunt or penetrating multiple trauma. The extent of the deceleration injury is determined by the amount of energy absorbed. Whether the injury is blunt or penetrating depends on factors of force, surface and time. Priorities in the management of the multiple-injury patient consist of rapid evaluation and control of breathing, bleeding and shock.