blunt force trauma

American  

[bluhnt fawrs traw-muh, trau-muh] / ˈblʌnt ˈfɔrs ˈtrɔ mə, ˈtraʊ mə /

noun

1. internal or external damage to the body caused by a blow or impact from something that does not penetrate subcutaneous tissue.

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Example Sentences

This is why Mom used to add “bike helmet” to the storm list when she was little—a mattress over the bathtub only protects so far from blunt force trauma.

From Literature

One firefighter sustained a blunt force trauma wound July 12 while working the fire line on the Green fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, according to Deanna Younger, a spokesperson for California Interagency Management Team 10.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities found no signs of forced entry at the property, or blunt force trauma on the couple’s bodies.

From Los Angeles Times

There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious signs of blunt force trauma and no signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, sheriff’s officials revealed in court records.

From Los Angeles Times

Preliminary findings of a necropsy show “catastrophic injuries with a dislocation of the whale’s spine” that “are consistent with blunt force trauma from a vessel strike prior to death,” the agency said Thursday.

From Seattle Times