laceration
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A third person self-transported to a local hospital for treatment of a severe laceration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I’m concurring with our forensic pathologist that the laceration is the cause of death, but that has nothing to do with my stance on immunization.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, Scott was forced off after three minutes in a separate incident to Beirne's red with a "laceration on his leg".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Tole suffered a laceration on his left cheek and was taken to a different hospital than Sanchez, the affidavit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
We watched in awe as Abuelita Remedios lanced, compressed, and flushed Pita’s wounds one at a time before applying her concoction liberally to each laceration.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Two officers were treated for lacerations, according to city officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
A fall on Thursday left the racer with a broken nose, lacerations on his cheek and a badly bruised left eye, as well as a sore leg.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Surf Life Saving NSW said the man had suffered lacerations to the thigh.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Of the 59 injuries Zagelbaum chronicled, 30 were abrasions or lacerations to the eyelid, 17 contusions to the eyelid or periorbital region, seven were corneal abrasions, three were orbital fractures and two were unspecified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
In his era, even simple lacerations often left diabetics with savage infections that necessitated limb and digit amputations, a consequence of the disease’s ravaging effect on circulation and immunity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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