Dealing with Common Minor Injuries

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What is considered a minor injury?

An injury is not minor if it does not fall into the above categories of soft tissue or minor psychological or psychiatric injury. Examples of non-minor physical injuries may include fractures, nerve injuries, tendon, cartilage, meniscus or ligament ruptures, or spinal nerve root damage.

What is more than a minor injury?

From a physical perspective to have more than a minor injury there needs to an injury involving torn ligaments, tendons or nerve damage such as radiculopathy. Scarring and other bodily disfigurements, any eye injury, hearing loss, organ damage or fracture/broken bone will be enough to qualify as more than a minor injury.

What are the characteristics of a minor injury?

Minor injuries tend to have a number of shared characteristics including: People with minor injuries tend to recover well with assistance and treatment They can manage their symptoms on their own or with some support They recover after a short time or can even return to work immediately

What is a minor wound?

A wound is a break or damage to the skin surface. Minor wounds do not usually need medical attention and can usually be treated with first aid. What causes wounds, cuts and grazes? Wounds can be caused by something sudden, such as a cut, a fall or a bad knock. Cuts, grazes and lacerations are all examples of wounds.

What is the most common type of minor head injury?

The most common type of minor head injury is concus-sion. Concussion may be associated with loss of con-sciousness (‘a blackout’). This is often brief and is normal-ly followed by a rapid and complete recovery. What causes a minor head injury? The skull and facial bones are hard and they protect the brain, which is soft.

What are the symptoms of a minor head injury?

A person with a minor head injury may have bruising, swelling and bleeding anywhere around or inside the brain. These symptoms will vary, depending on how the injury happened. Some people will ‘black out’ for a short period. Some people are confused about where they are and what has happened.

What Is Minor Injuries

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Minor Injuries Information

1. https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Head_injury/
2. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/436874/ed-minor_head_injury.pdf
3. https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/health-a-to-z/head-injury
4. https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/651204/ACI-Mild-traumatic-brain-injury-patient-fact-sheet.pdf