These words are worth sorting out. A mix up can compromise your chart/testimony.
1. Abrasion = A superficial injury to the skin or other body tissue caused by rubbing or scraping resulting in an area of body surface denuded of skin or mucous membrane.
2. Incision = A cut or wound made by a sharp instrument or object.
3. Laceration = A wound produced by the tearing of body tissue often from blunt impact that is distinguished from a cut or incision.
4. Avulsion = The tearing away of a structure or part often seen as a partial avulsion.
5. Patterned Injury = An injury resembling the object or mechanism that caused the injury.
6. Pattern of Injury = Injuries in various stages of healing, including old and new scars, contusions, and wounds.
7. Contusion = A Bruise. An injury of tissue without breakage of skin. Blood accumulates in the surrounding tissue producing pain, swelling, tenderness, and discoloration.
8. Hemorrhage = The escape of blood from the vessels, bleeding.
9. Petechia = A pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous haemorrhage.
10. Ecchymosis = A small haemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane forming a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch.