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Renal Trauma
• Blunt (>80% overall, 90-95% of rural trauma)
– Consider energy transmitted by mechanism of injury
– Motor vehicle accidents
> Unrestrained drivers, steering wheel/door
– Falls from height
– Assault, blows to flank
• Penetrating (40% of urban trauma)
– GSW (86%) > stab wounds (14%)
– Wound location
– Weapon (dimensions, bullet energy)
