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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About 17% of the whales had major injuries such as lacerations from propellers, amputations or blunt trauma.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The Orleans Parish Coroner determined that the cause of death was blunt trauma consistent with an alligator attack and subsequent drowning, according to an email the NOPD Public Affairs Division shared with USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Jade Damarell, 32, of Wales, fell into a field in County Durham, northern England, on April 27 and died of blunt trauma injuries, officials said, according to The Guardian.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Moreau died of blunt trauma of the head, neck, torso and extremities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The Orleans Parish Coroner determined that the cause of death was blunt trauma consistent with an alligator attack and subsequent drowning, according to an email the NOPD Public Affairs Division shared with USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Jade Damarell, 32, of Wales, fell into a field in County Durham, northern England, on April 27 and died of blunt trauma injuries, officials said, according to The Guardian.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Moreau died of blunt trauma of the head, neck, torso and extremities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
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“Blunt trauma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt%20trauma. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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