Diseases

Stab Wounds

Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object.

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Abstract

Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Wounds, Stab
  • Stab Wound
  • Wound, Stab

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with organ /inj or precoordinated injury term

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History Note

76

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Previous Indexing

  • specific heading/injuries (1966-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stab Wounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014951. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014951
  2. Stab Wounds. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab_wound
  3. Stab Wounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4228595