# Accidents & Injuries Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Health & Body
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Accidents and injuries vocabulary for injury at a serious scale, including a casualty, trauma, a laceration and the need to resuscitate, plus the…

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## Word list

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

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