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Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma

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The most common cause of penetrating abdominal trauma is?

Stabbing
Gun shots
Foreign object
Both A and B

Explanation

Answer: D - Penetrating trauma is an injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating an open wound. Penetrating trauma can be caused by a foreign object or by fragments of a broken bone. Usually occurring in violent crime or armed combat. The most common forms of penetrating injuries are commonly caused by gunshots and stabbings.

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