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Reason Exit Wounds Times Larger Entrance Boat Moving

Front What is one reason that exit wounds are often many times larger than entrance wounds?
Back One reason for this is that, much like a boat moving through water, the bullet disrupts not only the tissues that are directly in its path but also those in the wake.

Tags: 22, trauma

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