Classification Blunt abdominal trauma Abdominal CT showing left renal artery injuryīlunt abdominal trauma (BAT) represents 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury. īlunt trauma represents a significant cause of disability and death in people under the age of 35 years worldwide. īlunt trauma can result in contusions, abrasions, lacerations, internal hemorrhages, bone fractures, as well as death. It is contrasted with penetrating trauma which occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating an open wound and bruise. Blunt injury, non-penetrating trauma, traumaīruising, occasionally complicated as hypoxia, ventilation-perfusion mismatch, hypovolemia, reduced cardiac outputīlunt trauma, also known as blunt force trauma or non-penetrating trauma, is physical trauma or impactful force to a body part, often occurring with road traffic collisions, direct blows, assaults, injuries during sports, and particularly in the elderly who fall.

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