Nothing is worse than a paper cut. But try some of these wounds in your narrative…
Physical Wounds
- laceration, scrape, cut, slit, slice, incision,
- contusion, bruise, bump,
- blister,
- burn, sting,
- lesion,
- rug burn, road rash,
- piercing, penetration, prick, puncture, poke, stab,
- blood poisoning, tetanus,
- hole, gash, gouge,
- tear, rip, perforation,
- infection, festering wound, pox, pustule, pus,
- inflammation, swelling,
- sprain, strain, pull, muscle tear, extension, twist,
- carpal tunnel, tennis elbow,
- wear and tear,
- concussion, bell-ringer, headache,
- fracture, break, snap, crack, hairline fracture,
- split, burst,
- welt, lump,
- cramp,
- mutilation, mangling, distortion, disfigurement,
- asphyxiation, choking, strangulation,
- bleeding, blood loss, internal bleeding,
- oozing, gushing, pumping, seeping, draining, ebbing, flowing,
- dismemberment, amputation, decapitation, beheading,
- dislocation, pop,
- discoloration,
- affliction, reaction, allergy,
- scare,
- sore, pain, ache, boo-boo, agony,
- shock, trauma,
- fever, illness,
- broken nose, nose bleed,
- stunned, dizzy, dazed, fazed, woozy, rattled, fainting, blurred vision, bell-rung,
- delusions, neurosis, psychosis,
- banged up, worn, exhausted, spent, drowsy, fatigued,
- stiffness,
- vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, dry heaves,
- coma, catatonia,
- seizure, convulsion,
- aneurysm, brain bleed,
- stroke,
- heart attack,
- whiplash, neck strain,
- paralysis, broken neck,