Injuries and Wounds

Synonym(s): Injuries / Trauma / Injuries and Wounds / Injuries, Wounds

Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. Injury may also refer to injured feelings or reputation rather than injuries to the body.

Injuries can be minor like a nick or major like bullet shot wounds, which may prove to be fatal. Burns, fractures, wounds, bites, toxic inhalation etc. are all common examples of injury. Injuries can be classified in different ways. Depending on the purpose behind an injury or the cause of it, it can be classified as unintentional and intentional.

To prevent injuries it is necessary to have information about the factors that contribute to their occurrence. With this information we may understand the options for prevention. Effective injury prevention requires a multifaceted, multidisciplinary approach.

The Individual-damage is when one is wounded deliberately in an adjustment of the fury or extreme emotive tension. The majority of the people can look at this behavior because suicidal but he is not always thus. People with psychological problems or the autistic children can strike their heads against a wall répétitivement or show the other such a harmful behavior. But to apparently equalize the individuals in good health deliver themselves to strike itself, while cutting their arms or thighs, drawing their hair etc It is indicative major emotive problems such as the destruction, the concern etc which they cannot express suitably.

No person of any age (from infants to the elderly) can always escape injury. It is a natural part of life and awareness can prevent some injuries (such as chronic backache from repetitive stress by heavy lifting). But for other unexpected injuries, treatment is always possible.

Find the definition, treatment, symptoms and signs, complications, prognosis and other information about injuries and wounds. Select various types of injuries and wounds from the left menu.

Injuries are caused by own carelessness. Better careful. --criss

it's obvious why we want to warm-up before exercising; as much as we want to shock our bodies to promote growth, we gotta do it safely. Instead of dead stopping in the tracks, allow the body to gradually slow down. -- falcon