Serious injury vs seriously injured

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Serious injury' is a noun phrase used to describe the type of injury someone has, while 'seriously injured' is an adjective phrase used to describe the condition of someone who has been injured.

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Serious injury

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the type or severity of an injury that someone has sustained.

Examples:

He suffered a serious injury in the car accident.
The doctor is assessing the extent of the serious injury.

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(d) "Serious injury" means a personal injury which results in death; dismemberment; significant disfigurement; a fracture; loss of a fetus;

Alternatives:

severe injury
critical injury
grave injury
major injury
significant injury

seriously injured

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the condition of someone who has been injured, emphasizing the severity of the injury.

Examples:

She was seriously injured in the fall.
The victim was seriously injured and required immediate medical attention.

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Extrication of the seriously injured road crash victim. V Calland. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer.
Jul 5, 2017 ... Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study · Authors · Affiliations.
A high percentage of seriously injured trauma center patients are at risk of having current PSUDs. Patients with positive toxicology screening test results ...
Killed or seriously injured (KSI) is a standard metric for safety policy, particularly in transportation and road safety.
seriously injured. This page is about the collocation seriously injured. collocation pattern: adverb + adjective. Meaning. badly hurt or injured ...
Extrication of the seriously injured road crash victim. Free. Loading. V Calland. Correspondence to: Dr V Calland Med-ALERT, 48–49 Broadgate, Preston, ...

Alternatives:

severely injured
critically injured
gravely injured
majorly injured
significantly injured

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