Mechanism of injury

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003692

The physical process or event that produces a traumatic injury, detailing the forces, energy transfer, and motions involved. It classifies the cause of harm, such as blunt force from a collision, penetrating trauma from a projectile, or thermal energy from a burn. First responder and emergency room reports document the mechanism, which adjusters use to verify that the claimed injuries are consistent with the type and severity of the reported accident.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-INS-003692
Field	Insurance and risk management

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Mechanism of injury",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The physical process or event that produces a traumatic injury, detailing the forces, energy transfer, and motions involved. It classifies the cause of harm, such as blunt force from a collision, penetrating trauma from a projectile, or thermal energy from a burn. First responder and emergency room reports document the mechanism, which adjusters use to verify that the claimed injuries are consistent with the type and severity of the reported accident.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/mechanism-of-injury/"
}

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