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==Introduction==

'''Injury''' is [[damage]] or [[harm]] caused to the [[structure]] or [[Purpose|function]] of the [[body]] caused by an outside [[wiktionary:agent|agent]] or [[force]], which may be physical or [[chemical]]. Injury may also refer to injured feelings or reputation rather than injuries to the body. A severe and perhaps life-threatening injury is called a [[physical trauma]].

== Injury ==

* [[Bruise]] is a [[hemorrhage]] under the skin caused by contusion.
* [[Wound]]: cuts and grazes are injuries to or through the skin, that cause [[bleeding]] (i.e., a laceration).
* [[Burn (injury)|Burns]] are injuries caused by excess heat, chemical exposure, or sometimes cold ([[frostbite]]).
* [[Bone fracture|Fracture]]s are injuries to [[bone]]s.
* [[Joint dislocation]] is a displacement of a bone from its normal joint, such as a dislocated shoulder or finger.
* [[Concussion]] is mild traumatic brain injury caused by a blow, without any penetration into the skull or brain.
* [[Sprain]] is an injury which occurs to ligaments caused by a sudden over stretching; a [[Strain (injury)|strain]] injures muscles. 
* [[Shock (medical)|Shock]] is a serious medical condition where the tissues cannot obtain sufficient for oxygen and nutrients.
* [[Amputation]] is the removal of a body extremity by [[Physical trauma|trauma]] or [[surgery]].
''Serious bodily injury'' is any injury or injuries to the body that substantially risks death of the victim.

==Legal issues==

Various [[legal remedy|legal remedies]] may be available for [[personal injury]] (eg. under the law [[negligence]]) or some other type of injury (eg. see [[damages]] and [[restitution]]).

In the United States, the legal definition of ''malicious injury'' is any injury committed with [[malice]], hatred or one committed spitefully or wantonly. Such an action must be willfully committed with the knowledge that it is liable to cause injury. Injury involving element of fraud, violence, wantonness, willfulness, or criminality. An injury that is intentional, wrongful and without just cause or excuse, even in the absence of hatred, spite or ill will.

==Feigning Injury==
Injuries may be [[feign]]ed by a person or even non-human animal for various causes. Faking an injury may allow a person to receive compensation, [[injury cover]], or may result in a team being awarded a penalty in a game of [[football]]. Birds such as the [[killdeer]] are known to feign injury to lead a predator away from their nest. The predator gives chase, believing them to be easy prey, but the bird then flies away, hopefully having distracted the predator sufficiently to prevent it from finding its nest.

==See also==
*[[Assault]]
*[[Battery (tort)|Battery]]
*[[Negligence]]
*[[Personal injury]]
*[[Tort]]

==External links==
* [http://www.PlumDragonHerbs.com Healing injuries in Martial Arts]
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* [[Canadian Network for International Surgery]] – addresses the injury pandemic in Africa
* [http://www.ehlinelaw.com/ Hiring the right injury lawyers]
* [http://www.legaltopics.uk.to Personal Injury]
* [http://www.http://www.injury-advice-solicitors.co.uk Accident Claim Solicitor]

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