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Injury is physiological damage to the living tissue of any organism, caused by various factors such as predators, heat, cold, or venoms. Learn how injury affects plants, animals, and cells, and how they respond to it with inflammation, healing, and antimicrobial defenses. Learn about the global burden, causes, risk factors and prevention of injuries and violence, which kill 4.4 million people and disable millions more every year. Find out how WHO supports countries to reduce the impact of injuries and violence on health, social and economic development. An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street. Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of ...
An injury is a bodily lesion at the organic level, resulting from acute exposure to energy (mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical or radiant), in amounts that exceed the threshold of physiological tolerance.
The five most important causes of unintentional injury include road traffic injuries, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning. Injuries are among the leading causes of death among children under the age of 15 years. Burns and falls are significant causes of morbidity and ...
