Which of the following statements about low-velocity penetrating trauma is TRUE?
A) Shorter knives and ice picks may be removed if they are left in the wound.
B) There is no pressure shock wave with a knife wound as there is with an arrow wound.
C) More injuries are sustained from arrows than from knives.
D) Knives, arrows, ice picks, and similar weapons cause damage only in their direct path.
D
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