Medical Encyclopedia:
Wounds: Diagnosis
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A diagnosis is made by visual examination and may be confirmed by a report of the causal events. Medical personnel will also assess the extent of the wound and what effect it has had on the patient's well being (e.g. profound blood loss, damage to the nervous system or skeletal system).
— Bethany Thivierge; Carol A. Turkington
