injuries

Question 1

offences against the persons act date

Answer 1

1861

Question 2

injury

Answer 2

damage, impairment, or harm caused to a person

Question 3

medical wound

Answer 3

any break in the structrue of an organ, includes bruising

Question 4

legal wound

Answer 4

breach in the continuity of the skin or a membrane, not a bruise

Question 5

laceration

Answer 5

full thickness skin disruption, ragged edges, tissue bridges, blunt force trauma

Question 6

incision

Answer 6

clean edges, caused by sharp force e.g. knife