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A:  A closed head injury is damage to the brain from the application of external force to the head that does not pierce the skull itself. Automobile accidents can generate tremendous force. You do not have to pentrate the skull to suffer a brain injury, even a fatal brain injury.

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Q: What is a closed head injury?

 

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A:  A closed head injury is damage to the brain from the application of external force to the head that does not pierce the skull itself.  Automobile accidents can generate tremendous force.  You do not have to pentrate the skull to suffer a brain injury, even a fatal brain injury.