traumatic injury
Body harm event
A traumatic injury is physical damage caused by an external force—a blow, fall, collision, penetration, or similar sudden event.
The term distinguishes injuries from violence or accidents from those caused by disease, repetitive strain, or the body's own processes: The patient presented with traumatic injuries consistent with a car crash.
In medical contexts, trauma often stands alone with the same meaning.
- car accidentCollision involving automobiles
- accident sceneLocation of a mishap
- fractureSplit in hard material
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
broken bones · open wound · road rash · physical therapy · burn · natural disaster · assault · survivor guilt · surgery · anxiety disorders · amputation · wound care · psychological counseling · dislocation · nerve damage · explosion · industrial accident · immobilization
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Triagetriage nurse, triage area, field triage, battlefield triage, telephone triage
- brain bleedscerebral hemorrhage, hemorrhagic stroke, subdural hematoma, rebleed
traumatic injurychronic illness
Lasting health impairment
chronic disease · chronic condition · degenerative disease · repetitive strain injury · wear and tear
traumatic injurycongenital defect
Abnormality present at birth
genetic disorder · hereditary condition · autoimmune disease · metabolic disorder · age-related decline
traumatic injuryperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
wholeness · healing · full health · full recovery · bodily integrity
trauma, traumatic, traumas, traumatize, traumatized, traumatizing, traumatization, injure, injury