Definition: Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity. Synonym(s): Injuries / Trauma / Injuries and Wounds / Injuries, Wounds / Narrow term(s): Abdominal Injuries Arm Injuries Back Injuries Barotrauma Birth Injuries Bites and Stings Burns Craniocerebral Trauma Dislocations Drowning Electric Injuries Esophageal Perforation Foreign Bodies Fractures, Bone Frostbite Hand Injuries Heat Stress Disorders Hip Injuries Leg Injuries Neck Injuries Radiation Injuries Rupture Shock, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Injuries Sprains and Strains Tendon Injuries Thoracic Injuries Tooth Injuries Trauma, Nervous System Wound Infection Wounds, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Penetrating Amputation, Traumatic Asphyxia Athletic Injuries Contusions Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials Fractures, Cartilage Lacerations Multiple Trauma Retropneumoperitoneum Self Mutilation Soft Tissue Injuries Tympanic Membrane Perforation See also: First Aid Transportation of Patients Traumatology
Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy
See also: - Traumatology