Wind of Ball

Very (very) rarely, I come across isolated incidents in which the close passage of a cannonball (solid shot) to a man's head or torso results in severe trauma/injury or death. The former tends to involve land-based (ie smaller calibre) projectiles, whilst the latter centres around larger calibre weapons; an example of the former would be the trooper of the Garde cavalry (Grenadiers a Cheval, if I remember correctly), whom Larrey noted as having been struck dumb after an enemy ball had whistled past his face; the man never recovered, as Larrey kept in touch with him for the rest of his life, and of the latter was a Royal Navy officer who had a large-calibre ball (probably the French equivalent of a 24- or 32-pounder) pass by right next to his abdomen and who died 2 or 3 days later. In all cases there is no external indication of any actual physical contact between the round and the person. Has anyone come across any learned medical papers - either modern or contemporary - discussing this phenomenon, and if not, what is the Forum's view on the actual cause of death?