In addition to lacerations,blunt trauma resulting in a closed chest injury creates the potential for which of the following internal injuries?

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Blunt trauma to the chest can cause a contusion, which is a bruise on the lung tissue. Other potential internal injuries from closed chest trauma include pneumothorax (collapsed lung), hemothorax (blood in the chest cavity), and cardiac contusion (injury to the heart muscle). Abrasion and avulsion are external injuries, while evisceration is a type of internal injury that involves protrusion of the internal organs through a wound.

In Addition to Lacerations,blunt Trauma Resulting in a Closed Chest