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Accidents & Injuries vocabulary — C1

Accidents and injuries vocabulary for injury at a serious scale, including a casualty, trauma, a laceration and the need to resuscitate, plus the rehabilitation that follows.

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graze
/ɡreɪz/
A shallow scrape where the top layer of skin has been rubbed off, stinging but minor.
Example: She got a nasty graze on her knee from the pavement.
resuscitate
/rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/
To bring someone back to consciousness after their breathing or heart has stopped.
Example: Paramedics worked for ten minutes to resuscitate the swimmer.
splint
/splɪnt/
A stiff support tied to a broken limb to keep it from moving.
Example: They put a splint on his finger until the swelling went down.
dislocate
/ˈdɪsloʊkeɪt/
To force a bone out of its normal position at a joint, usually in an accident.
Example: He fell awkwardly and dislocated his shoulder.
casualty
/ˈkæʒəwəlti/
A person who has been hurt or killed in an accident, a disaster or a war.
Example: Rescue teams carried the casualties away from the wreckage.
trauma
/ˈtrɔmə/
A serious physical injury, or a severe shock, usually caused by an accident.
Example: The accident left him with a serious head trauma.
fatality
/fəˈtælɪti/
A death caused by an accident or disaster.
Example: The crash resulted in three fatalities.
debris
/dəˈbri/
Broken pieces of something, such as a building or vehicle, scattered after it has been destroyed.
Example: Firefighters cleared the debris from the crash site.
impair
/ˌɪmˈpɛr/
To damage or weaken an ability or function.
Example: The accident impaired his hearing permanently.
negligence
/ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/
A failure to take proper care that causes harm or an accident.
Example: The company was blamed for negligence after the fire.
abrasion
/əˈbreɪʒən/
An area where the skin has been rubbed away.
Example: The cyclist walked away with an abrasion along one forearm.
laceration
/ˌlæsərˈeɪʃən/
A deep cut with rough, torn edges.
Example: The laceration above his eyebrow needed eleven stitches.
haemorrhage
A serious loss of blood from a broken blood vessel.
Example: Surgeons stopped the haemorrhage within minutes of him arriving.
immobilise
To stop an injured limb from moving so that it can heal.
Example: Paramedics used a vacuum splint to immobilise the leg.
rehabilitation
/ˌrihəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən/
The process of recovering the use of the body after an injury.
Example: Six months of rehabilitation got him back on a bicycle.
amputate
/ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/
To cut off a limb in an operation.
Example: Surgeons had to amputate below the knee after the crush injury.
paralysis
/pərˈæləsəs/
The loss of the ability to move part of the body.
Example: The fall left him with temporary paralysis down one side.
inflict
/ˌɪnˈflɪkt/
To cause harm or damage to someone.
Example: The report asked how one man could inflict so much damage in a minute.
collide
/kəˈlaɪd/
To hit something violently while moving.
Example: Two cyclists managed to collide on an empty stretch of road.
hospitalise
To send someone to hospital for treatment.
Example: The blow was hard enough to hospitalise him for a fortnight.