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Old 21st Feb 2014, 14:40
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Blunt Force Trauma doesn't necessarily mean that something hit them. It just means that the force was not a penetrating force. Force applied by the seats and harnesses would be "blunt force". It is entirely possible for fatal injuries to be sustained that way. One specific way is through a torn aorta resulting from acceleration forces on the heart.
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