penetrating injury

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meaningsofpenetratingandinjury

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penetrating
adjective
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/ˈpen.ɪ.treɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈpen.ə.treɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
very ...
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injury
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/us
/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/
physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or ...
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Penetratinginjuryto the gingiva e.g. with a toothbrush bristle, fishbone, toothpick or periodontal instrument may inoculate bacteria into the tissues.
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A traumatic eye injury occurs when the eye itself sustains some form of trauma, whether apenetratinginjurysuch as a laceration or a non-penetratinginjurysuch as an impact.
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The lungs (and other internal organs) can be injured by the blast wave and bleed, even when there is nopenetratinginjury; such internal injuries can be fatal.
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Their purpose was to protect the wearer from penetrating injuries by fragments from an exploding device.
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Surgical exploration is necessary for people with penetrating injuries and signs of peritonitis or shock.
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Infections that can follow skull fractures and penetrating injuries include meningitis and abscesses.
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Penetrating injuries can introduce pathogenic microorganisms into the wound.
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Blunt and penetrating injuries have different pathophysiologies and clinical courses.
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Sometimes in penetrating injuries, the brain releases thromboplastin, which can lead to problems with blood clotting.
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Penetrating injuries often require surgery, and complex investigations are usually not needed to come to a diagnosis.
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Most of these injuries develop within a few weeks of the initial trauma and result from skull fractures or penetrating injuries.
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In penetrating injuries, an evisceration (protrusion of internal organs out of a wound) may be present.
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Low-velocity objects usually cause penetrating injuries in the regions of the skull's temporal bones or orbital surfaces, where the bones are thinner and thus more likely to break.
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