Injury

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts

Used for

electrical injury, hazard, physical insult, rupture, shock (electrical injury)

Broader Terms

disease /disorder

Narrower Terms

back injury, birth injury, cardiovascular injury, chest injury, cold injury, contusion, dysbarism, eye injury, head /neck injury, heat injury, hip injury, limb injury, lung injury, musculoskeletal injury, nerve injury, oxidative stress, repetitive motion injury, sports injury, trauma, wound

Related Terms

accident, accident proneness, scar, shock

Scope Note

damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.

Facts

• Injury is any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture.
• An accident that results in physical damage or hurt.
• Self-injury is the act of attempting to alter a mood state by inflicting physical harm serious enough to cause tissue damage to one's body.
• Self-injury (self-harm, self-mutilation) can be defined as the attempt to deliberately cause harm to one's own body and the injury is usually severe enough to cause tissue damage.
• Self-injury is probably the most widely misunderstood forms of self harm and there are many myths associated with it, which can make it difficult for people to reach out and ask for help.

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