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Record 1 2025-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Weapon Systems
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
CONT

Small fragments of shrapnel, environmental debris, and other particles may impact the skin and not have sufficient energy to enter body tissues too deeply ... The coalescence of such injuries in a region of the body is known as peppering ... This pattern of injury is highly characteristic of explosive injury. The peppering is composed of a combination of small abrasions, lacerations, and bruises ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
OBS

[Il] est la conséquence directe de projection de multiples débris de petite taille. Il est très étendu en superficie, mais ne met pas en jeu le pronostic vital à court terme. Il peut rester malgré tout à l'origine de complications septiques.

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