Blunt abdominal injury may result from all of the following EXCEPT:
A) transection of a major artery from a gunshot to the abdomen.
B) from deceleration forces, with tearing of organs and their blood vessels.
C) direct compression of the abdomen against a fixed object.
D) hollow organ rupture due to increased intraluminal pressures.
A
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