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Abrasion (medicine)
Partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin
Aneurysm
Bulge in the wall of a blood vessel
Asbestosis
Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers
Asphyxia
Condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body caused by abnormal breathing
Avulsion injury
Injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion
Bleeding
Loss of blood escaping from the circulatory system
Blunt trauma
Physical trauma caused to a body part, either by impact, injury or physical attack
Bone fracture
Physical damage to the continuity of a bone
Brain injury
Destruction or degeneration of brain cells
Bruise
Type of hematoma of tissue
Burn
Injury to flesh or skin, often caused by excessive heat
Cardiac arrest
Sudden stop in effective blood flow due to the failure of the heart to contract effectively
Cardiogenic shock
Medical emergency resulting from inadequate blood flow due to dysfunction of heart ventricles
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Medical condition
Choking
Mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs
Concussion
Medical condition
Dental avulsion
Medical condition
Dental trauma
Medical condition
Distributive shock
Medical condition
Drowning
Respiratory impairment resulting from being in or underneath a liquid
Drug overdose
Ingestion or application of a drug in quantities greater than recommended or generally practiced
Frostbite
Effect of low temperature on skin and other tissues.
Gunshot wound
Form of physical trauma sustained from the discharge of arms or munitions
Hypothermia
A human body core temperature below 35.0 °C
Hypovolemic shock
Medical condition
Hypoxia (medicine)
Medical condition caused by lack of oxygen in the tissues
Internal bleeding
Medical condition
Joint dislocation
Medical injury
Lead poisoning
Poisoning by lead in the body, especially affects the brain
Mercury Poisoning
1979 song by Graham Parker
Mushroom poisoning
Harmful effects from ingestion of toxic substances present in a mushroom
Nosebleed
Bleeding from the nose
Obstructive shock
A form of shock associated with physical obstruction of the great vessels or the heart itself
Open fracture
Medical condition
Penetrating trauma
Type of injury
Poison
Substance that causes death, injury or harm to organs
Repetitive strain injury
Medical condition
Respiratory failure
Inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system
Scalding
Medical condition
Septic shock
Medical condition that occurs when sepsis leads to dangerously low blood pressure
Shock (circulatory)
Medical condition of insufficient blood flow
Snakebite
Injury caused by a bite from a snake
Splinter
Medical condition
Sprain
Damage to one or more ligaments in a joint
Stab wound
Medical condition
Strain (injury)
Medical condition
Stroke
Death of a region of brain cells due to poor blood flow
Sunburn
Burning of the skin by the sun's radiation
Tennis elbow
Condition in which the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender
Toxic injury
Medical condition
Toxicity
Scarlett
Toxin
Poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms