Some substances are more toxic than others. The toxicity of a substance is described by the types of effects it causes and its potency. 1  Types of Effects: Different chemicals cause different effects.
I think I remember reading that injured means bruises and lascerations, seriously injured meant hospital but not life threatening, critically injured meant hospital ICU time and fatally injured meant injuries leading to dying sometime later.
Brain injury â lack of oxygen to the brain, or asphyxia. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, or HIE, is the brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation to the brain, also commonly known as intrapartum asphyxia. The newbornâs body can compensate for brief periods of depleted oxygen, but if the asphyxia lasts too long, brain tissue is destroyed. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to fetal or neonatal asphyxia is a leading cause of death or severe impairment among infants.