Feb 4, 2025 · Blunt trauma can generally be classified into four categories: contusion, abrasion, laceration, and fracture. Contusion—more commonly known as a bruise —is a region of skin …

Feb 4, 2025 · Commotio cordis, Latin for “agitation of the heart,” refers to a rare form of cardiac injury that occurs when blunt chest wall impact leads to a life-threatening arrhythmia, like …

Abdominal trauma in pregnancy is any abdominal injury ranging from minor bumps to the abdomen to significant blunt trauma or penetrating injury. Penetrating abdominal trauma can …

Although the majority of blunt and penetrating abdominal injuries can be managed non- surgically, it is important to quickly identify life-threatening injuries like intraabdominal hemorrhage, …

Mar 6, 2025 · Hyphema refers to the accumulation of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, often resulting from blunt trauma to the eye or underlying medical conditions. Common …

Blunt chest injury commonly occurs from motor vehicle accidents, falls, and assault, and can range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Most of the blunt chest injuries are mild and can …

Oct 2, 2025 · The primary cause of a flail chest is blunt thoracic trauma, which is an injury caused by a forceful impact with a dull object or surface to the chest. Blunt traumas can occur due to …

Blunt traumatic cervical spine injury is an injury to the bone, discs, muscle, ligaments or spinal cord of the c-spine. It commonly occurs from flexion-extension injuries from motor vehicle …

Traumatic bladder injuries are rare injuries most often caused by blunt trauma to the genitourinary tract, but it can also be caused by penetrating or iatrogenic trauma. According to the anatomic …

Nov 6, 2025 · The most common cause of ecchymosis is trauma (e.g., blunt force to the skin, leading to the rupture of capillaries), which may occur in various regions of the body. …