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Head injuries
Head injury Definition Head injury is an injury to the scalp, skull, or brain. The most important consequence of head trauma is traumatic brain injury. Head injury may occur either as a closed head injury, such as the head hitting a car's windshield; or as a penetrating head... Read more |
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Human Bite Infections
Human bite infections Definition Human bite infections are potentially serious injuries that develop when a person's teeth break the skin of the hand or other body part and introduce saliva containing disease organisms below the skin surface. Description There are three... Read more |
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Radiation Injuries
Radiation injuries Definition Radiation injuries are caused by ionizing radiation emitted by such sources as the sun, x-ray and other diagnostic machines, tanning beds, and radioactive elements RADIATION SOURCES Natural sources Radon gas 55% Inside... Read more |
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Electric Shock Injuries
Electric shock injuries Definition Electric shock injuries are caused by lightning or electric current passing through the body. In infants, electric shock injuries occur most often when they put metal objects in their mouths. Description Electric current can be described as the... Read more |
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sports medicine
sports medicine branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow" ; and dehydration are some common... Read more |
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injury
injury to the body can result from accidents, acts of violence, or surgery. This third category, inflicted by the medical profession itself, is often forgotten, but it does of course cause damage to body tissue — although hopefully the overall result of surgery will be of benefit to the... Read more |
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Sine Qua Non
SINE QUA NON [ Latin, Without which not.] A description of a requisite or condition that is indispensable. In the law of torts, a causal connection exists between a particular act and an injury when the injury would not have arisen but for the act. This is known as the but for rule or sine qua... Read more |
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Facial injuries
Nasal trauma Definition Nasal trauma is defined as any injury to the nose or related structure that may result in bleeding, a physical deformity, a decreased ability to breathe normally because of obstruction, or an impaired sense of smell. The injury may be either internal... Read more |
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Finger injuries
Fingertip injuries Definition Fingertip injuries include any woundsto the area at tip of the finger. They range from a simple bruise or scrape to having the fingertip taken off. Fingertip injuries occur frequently in infants and children because hands are used to ... Read more |
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Battered child syndrome
Battered child syndrome Definition Battered child syndrome (BCS) refers to non-accidental injuries sustained by a child as a result of physical abuse, usually inflicted by an adult caregiver. Description Internal injuries, cuts, burns, bruises, and broken or... Read more |
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