Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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diffuse axonal injury—potentially fatal tears and leaks in the microtubules of the brain’s axons.
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Most of the bodies displayed the telltale internal injuries of extreme water impact. All had blunt chest injuries, 99 percent had multiple broken ribs, 88 percent had lacerated lungs, and 73 percent had injured aortas.