Physical injury or wound caused by an external force of violence, which may cause death or permanent disability; this term is also used to describe severe emotional or psychological shock.

• A. Strangulation
• B. Trauma
• C. Trajectory
• D. Tissue

Answer: (B)

Trauma refers to physical injury or wounds caused by an external force of violence, and it also describes severe emotional or psychological shock. In forensic and medical contexts, trauma covers all types of bodily harm resulting from blunt, sharp, or ballistic forces, and it acknowledges the potential for lasting consequences such as disability or death. The other terms are more limited: Strangulation describes a specific mechanism of injury leading to asphyxia, not the general concept of injury. Trajectory denotes the path of a moving object, not the injury itself. Tissue refers to the body’s materials, not the injury or its cause. Thus, trauma is the broad, appropriate term that fits both the physical injuries and the serious psychological impact described.