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Blunt trauma blunt injury non-penetrating trauma or blunt force trauma refers to physical trauma caused to a body part either by impact injury or physical attack; the latter usually being referred to as blunt force trauma. The term refers to the initial trauma from which develops more specific types such as contusions abrasions lacerations and/or bone fractures. Blunt trauma is contrasted with penetrating trauma in which an object such as a bullet enters the body.

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