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Dental injury

Trusted information about dental injury, advice for first teeth, advice for adult teeth and dental injury prevention can be found on this page.

Accidents and injuries

Trusted information about accidents and injuries, including cuts, wounds and grazes, as well as bumps, knocks and bruises. Find out about causes and treatments, and how to prepare a first aid kit.

Limb injuries

Trusted information about limb injuries, including what it is, symptoms and treatments

Trusted information about facial injury treatments, including looking after yourself, head injuries, object inside a wound and deliberate injuries. Find out what to do and when to see a doctor, plus links to trusted resources.

Limb injury treatments

Trusted information about limb injury self care and treatment options, including when to seek medical attention

Limb injury symptoms

Trusted information about signs and symptoms of limb injuries, including strains, sprains, broken bones and bruises

Rotator cuff injury

Rotator cuff injury is caused by a strain or tear in the muscles or tendons of your shoulder. Learn more about they symptoms and how to treat it.

Spinal cord injuries

Trusted information about spinal cord injuries from leading Australian health organisations, including links to nontraumatic spinal cord injury.

Sports injuries

Links to trusted information about sports injuries.

Facial injury

Trusted information about facial injury, including causes, a bleeding or cut tongue, wounds, bruising, nosebleed and deliberate injuries. Find out what to do and when to see a doctor, plus links to trusted resources.