serious injury
Major bodily damage
A serious injury is one that causes significant harm, typically requiring medical attention and substantial recovery time.
The term appears frequently in legal and insurance contexts, where it often has specific criteria: broken bones, permanent disfigurement, loss of bodily function, or prolonged impairment.
The accident resulted in serious injuries to three passengers.
What counts as "serious" varies by jurisdiction and context—a workplace safety report and a personal injury lawsuit may apply different standards.
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- head traumaInjury to the skull
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- fractureSplit in hard material
- brokenDamaged beyond function
broken bones · bleeding · internal bleeding · accident · car crash · hospitalization · hospital bed · pain · emergency · first responders · critical · critical condition · severe · damage · bodily harm · harm · laceration · concussion