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| An injury in which there is soft tissue damage inside the body but the skin remains intact |
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| The displacement of organs outside the body |
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| The posterior region below the margin of the lower rib cage |
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Contracting the stomach muscles to minimize the pain of abdominal movement
Sign of peritonitis |
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| Structures through which material pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters, and bladder |
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| Left shoulder pain caused by blood in the peritoneal cavity |
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| An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination |
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Solid masses of tissue where much of the chemical work of the body takes place
Liver, spleen, pacrease, kidneys |
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