Name: Jay Lorenz Carido

Section: III – TURQUOISE

ACTIVITY 3 – NCM112

Penetrating trauma occurs when a foreign object pierces the skin and enters the body creating
a wound. In blunt or non-penetrating trauma the skin is not necessarily broken. In penetrating trauma,
the object remains in the tissue or passes through the tissues and exits the body.

Penetrating trauma can be caused by a foreign object or by fragments of a broken bone.

Penetrating trauma is an open wound injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a
tissue of the body, creating a deep but relatively narrow entry wound. Penetrating trauma can be
serious because it can damage internal organs and presents a risk of shock and infection. Penetrating
injuries are caused when the body is pierced by an object, and may be caused by injuries such as
stabbings and gunshot wounds.

Penetrating trauma is an injury caused by a foreign object piercing the skin, which damages the
underlying tissues and results in an open wound. The most common causes of such trauma are
gunshots, explosive devices, and stab wounds