Letter P

Puncture wound

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An injury caused by a pointed object that pierces or penetrates the skin.

Any puncture wound through tennis shoes (as with a nail) has a high risk of infection, because the foam in tennis shoes can harbor the bacteria Pseudomonas.

Puncture wounds also carry a danger of tetanus

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