What is Injury?
'''Injury''' means a ''harm'' or ''hurt''. [[Image:Wound sewed.jpg|thumb|right|Wound closed with [[suture]]s ]] Usually an injury is when the [[human body|body]] or a part of the body is damaged by something outside of the body. Another word for injury to a body is ''trauma''. Injury can be by: *Environmental – [[Burn]]s from heat or injury from cold *Penetrating injury – when a sharp object like a knife pierces the body *Blunt injury – when something hits the body (like punching someone or falling from a tree) *Chemical – being hurt by [[chemical]]s like burns from [[acid]] Injury can be ''accidental'' or ''intentional''. In an intentional injury a person ''tries'' to hurt another. (Intentional injury is also called ''non-accidental'' injury). [[Accident]]al injury is without meaning to hurt someone. A [[traffic collision]] for example may injure someone accidentally. {{Medical resources}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Injuries| ]]