A patient was admitted after a motor vehicle crash (MVC).The nurse knows that this type of injury is the greatest cause of what type of trauma?

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Blunt trauma to the chest most often is caused by motor vehicle crashes (MVCs)or falls.Spinal shock is a condition that can occur shortly after traumatic injury to the spinal cord.Maxillofacial injury results from blunt or penetrating trauma.Blunt trauma may occur from motor vehicle,industrial,or athletic injuries; violent blows to the head; or falls.The penetrating object involved determines the damage sustained from penetrating thoracic trauma.Low-velocity weapons (eg,22-caliber gun,knife)usually damage only what is in the weapon's direct path.

A Patient Was Admitted After a Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC)