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31Peripheral nerve injury classification — Classification of peripheral nerve injury assists in prognosis and determination of treatment strategy. Classification of nerve injury was described by Seddon in 1943 and by Sunderland in 1951.[1] The lowest degree of nerve injury in which the… …
32Blast injury — Infobox Disease Name = Blast injury Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 63 MeshID = A blast injury is the result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion. Blast injuries are …
33Vaccine injury — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T88.1, Y58 Y59 …
34Strain (injury) — This article is about the injury. For other uses, see Strain. Strain (injury) Classification and external resources ICD 10 M62.6, T14.3 ICD …
35Meniscus injury — Injuries to the crescent shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh bone) and the tibia (the shin bone). The meniscus acts as a smooth surface for the joint to move on. The two menisci are easily injured by the… …
36Cold injury — Cold injuries include chilblains, "trench foot," and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing of body tissues. The young and the elderly are especially prone to cold injury. Alcohol increases the risk of cold injury… …
37crush injury — Effects of compression of the body (e.g., in a building collapse). Victims with severe chest and abdominal injuries usually die before help arrives. In survivors, pulse and blood pressure are usually normal at first, then blood leakage from… …
38Brachial plexus injury — The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm and hand. Brachial plexus injuries are caused by damage to those nerves. Symptoms may include a limp or paralyzed arm, lack of muscle control in… …
39Wessex Head Injury Matrix — Die Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) ist ein englischsprachiger neuropsychologischer Score zur Beurteilung von Patienten, die aus einem Koma erwachen, und von Patienten in vegetativen (vegetative state, Wachkoma, apallisches Syndrom) und minimal… …
40serious injury — An injury sustained by a person in an accident and which (a) requires hospitalization for more than 48 h, commencing within seven days from the date the injury was received; or (b) result in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of… …
