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penetrating trauma definition

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Tue, 8 Jan 2002 18:25:59 EST 

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In a message dated 1/8/2002 4:41:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Greg.Benton@wdbh.hume.org.au writes:


> Trauma Caused by force distributed over a small area of the body surface
> causing an object or projectile to enter a body cavity"
> 

N0--entering a body cavity is certainly too restrictive--a plate glass window 
shattering and lacerating the volar elbow down thru the brachial artery is 
clearly a penetrating injury--as is a GSW or strab in same area--yet not 
violating any body cavity.   By your definition, a laceration of the scalp 
would not be a penetrating injury--which of course it is.
ERF

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 1/8/2002 4:41:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, Greg.Benton@wdbh.hume.org.au writes:<BR>
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causing an object or projectile to enter a body cavity"<BR>
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N0--entering a body cavity is certainly too restrictive--a plate glass window shattering and lacerating the volar elbow down thru the brachial artery is clearly a penetrating injury--as is a GSW or strab in same area--yet not violating any body cavity.&nbsp;&nbsp; By your definition, a laceration of the scalp would not be a penetrating injury--which of course it is.<BR>
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