Injury

Harm from a specific event — accident, fall, surgery, assault, sport trauma.

Ladder step 1: What happened — What words do you naturally use to describe it?

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Policy angle — Some policies split accident vs illness benefits or apply conduct exclusions to self-inflicted injury . Read exact wording.

Cross-links to Clinical Atlas, glossary, traps, and policy terms — hover for a quick summary.

Injury conditions Illness ≠ Injury Glossary Policy traps Policy terms

Hospital report, ICD external-cause codes, employer incident report

Side-by-side guides for pairs people mix up with Injury.

Policies may treat causation, exclusions, and evidence differently.

"Back injury after lifting equipment on site."