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''This article is about physical injuries to biological organisms. It is not to be confused with #REDIRECT [[Physical_trauma#Major_trauma|Major trauma]] (see below).''<ref name=WP>{{REFweb |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury |title=Injury |website=Wikipedia |accessdate=2021-11-12}}</ref> '''Injury''', also known as '''physical trauma''', is damage to the body caused by an external force.<ref name=NIH2014>{{REFweb |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/woundsandinjuries.html |title=Wounds and Injuries: MedlinePlus |website=Nlm.nih.gov |accessdate=2015-07-20}}</ref> This may be caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and other causes.<ref name=NIH2014/><ref name=WP/> == Major trauma ==Major trauma is injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or [[death]].<ref name=WP/> {{REF}} [[Category:Term]]
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