blunt trauma
noun
: a usually serious injury caused by a blunt object or surface
died of blunt trauma to the head
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Factors like sports injuries, repetitive strain injuries, blunt trauma, insufficient warmups, and muscle weakness may cause muscle strain.
Sports Injury
Groin strains often occur while playing sports.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The drainage system is damaged in about three-quarters of cases where there is blunt trauma to the eye.2 If more than 50% of the system is damaged, the risk of developing glaucoma is around 10%.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the medical examiner’s office, Portillo’s death was a homicide, the result of blunt trauma to the head.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Chen was discovered in the couple's room by resort staff with multiple blunt trauma wounds to her head after the couple was heard arguing and didn't appear at breakfast or lunch the next day.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The drainage system is damaged in about three-quarters of cases where there is blunt trauma to the eye.2 If more than 50% of the system is damaged, the risk of developing glaucoma is around 10%.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the medical examiner’s office, Portillo’s death was a homicide, the result of blunt trauma to the head.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Chen was discovered in the couple's room by resort staff with multiple blunt trauma wounds to her head after the couple was heard arguing and didn't appear at breakfast or lunch the next day.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Blunt trauma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt%20trauma. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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