Sorvagur, Vagar, Faroe Islands, a self-governing dependancy of Denmark, Europe

Hindu pilgrim meditating, sitting cross-legged on the Ghats, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Winding track, High Tatra range, Poprad, Slovakia, Europe

Red areas of torn flesh on chin can be seen on this humpback whale, from fighting with other humpback whales, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Torn flesh on head of humpback whale, from fighting with other male humpback whales, United States of America, North America

Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) licking a wound on its foot, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Adult bull Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), with battle wound, Inian Islands, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Pantanassa Monastery, Mistras, Greece, Europe

Sperm Whale blows Air of Bullet Wound, Physeter macrocephalus, Caribbean Sea, Dominica

Adult crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) with fresh wound hauled out on ice floe, Neko Harbor, Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Two adult male lions (Panthera leo), one wounded on the front after a territorial fight, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of a man with head wounds from beating himself with a knife, the bleeding stopped by a headband, during Moharran in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

A man beating himself with a knife bundle, encouraged with songs of mourning for Husayns death, during Moharran in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Pair of Elephant seals one showing scars of fighting on neck, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Aboriginal Yolngu elder applying local plants to sand bite wounds, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Elephant seal showing scars of fighting on neck, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Greek Orthodox icon depicting Christ showing his wounds, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Damaged left wing, specifically Plagiopatagium, of black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) following barbed wire entanglement, Clothiers Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Euthanased female grey headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) with self mutilation injuries, Midginbil, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Unviable damage to right wing of grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) following barbed wire entanglement, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team treat an injured walker in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Damaged right wing, specifically Plagiopatagium, of male black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) following barbed wire entanglement, Cudgen, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Unviable damage to right wing of grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) following barbed wire entanglement, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team treat an injured walker in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

The Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf surfacing in the calm waters of Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Adult ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) faking a broken wing in order to divert attention away from it's nest on the ground. Lovund, Norway in the Norwegian Sea.

The Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic

Two male Killer whales (Orcinus orca) - one is a well known individual, John Coe, recognised by the old wound in his dorsal fin. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland.

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with an old wound in its dorsal fin now used to recognise this individual by biologists every year in the Hebridean waters. West coast, Scotland

Semi-resident male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) off Scotland, known as John Coe recognised by the old wound in his dorsal fin. Hebrides, West coast of Scotland.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, breaching right in front of the photographer. Note the scar above the right pectoral flipper which has been caused by the Remora. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Whale Shark with damaged pectotal fin and remoras, Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A pilot whale with cookie cutter shark mark. Indonesia.

Wales Air Ambulance helicopter and crew carrying a casualty on a stretcher at Solva harbour, Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

South Wales Air Ambulance helicopter and crew carrying a casualty on a stretcher at Solva harbour, Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Radiant sea urchins, Astropyga radiata. This species' venom-tipped spines can inflict painful wounds. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Orca (Orcinus orca) swimming up showing rake marks from another killer whale. Akaroa, New Zealand.

Propeller cuts on adult Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) - open wound. Bimini, Bahamas

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in captivity. Scar from cage above eye. Bahamas.

A heavily scarred dorsal fin of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) tells of many encounters, some violent, with other dolphins in the Moray Firth, Scotland

A tagged Blue marlin gasps for air. The Marlin has damaged skin and eyes from being tagged and released a few too many times. Vava'u Tonga in the South Pacific

Adult Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) surfacing (note the fresh wound at the base of the dorsal fin) off the southern coast of Lanai, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Fin whale (balaenoptera physalus) Gulf of California.A damaged and distinct fin whale fin.

Wales Air Ambulance and crew loading a casualty into helicopter at Solva harbour, Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Detailed look at a healed wound on the side of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Wales Air Ambulance and crew loading a casualty into helicopter at Solva harbour, Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Adult Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive - note the damage to the right fluke - in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) hind with 1st year Juvenile, juvenile has broken ear. Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with huge wound in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

A blister on the heel of a mountaineer

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) with a lava lizard in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with huge wound in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on sail rock in Frederick Sound, southeastern Alaska

Pacific humpback whale adult female, Megaptera novaeangliae, with wounds/scar on flukes, Maui, Hawaii.

Pacific humpback whale adult female, Megaptera novaeangliae, with wounds/scar on flukes, Maui, Hawaii.

That smoke is the result of heat generated by the rope wound around the saddle horn actually burning through the horn,

cultural event at the hamer tribe

cultural event at the hamer tribe

Diaphragmatic hernia. Following a trauma, the left diaphragm has burst. The upper area of the stomach and colon have passed through the wound into the thorax.

Photo of a human body on which there is a scar and a medical seam.

Diaphragmatic hernia. Following a trauma, the left diaphragm has burst. The upper area of the stomach and colon have passed through the wound into the thorax.

First aid app.

Elderly person in kitchen

Woman disinfecting a wound.

Wound care, woman

Diaphragmatic hernia. Following a trauma, the left diaphragm has burst. The upper area of the stomach and colon have passed through the wound into the thorax.

Illustration of domiciliary care.

Abused woman

Diaphragmatic hernia. Following a trauma, the left diaphragm has burst. The upper area of the stomach and colon have passed through the wound into the thorax.

Illustration of domiciliary care with a male nurse and a patient. Betadine.

Wound, woman

Illustration of domiciliary care with a male nurse and a patient.

Illustration of domiciliary care with a male nurse and a patient.

Woman with face mask working in a silk factory, cocoons floating in water, silk is removed and wound on spindles, Dalat, Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia

Dog eye with injury with stitches on lower eyelid on merle French Bulldog with protective cone

Sea Turtle with bite marks on fins swims in blue water. Close-up of Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) with its front flippers bitten off by a shark swimming slowly over seabed, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

Ship detail in Texel harbour, Netherlands, Europe

This female Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) has a bite mark near her pectoral fin. This is likely a wound from a mating attempt, Yap, Micronesia

This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines

Rope and Cleat, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

A pride of lion, Panthera leo, and their cubs walk through a river causeway, ears back, wound on one leg, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Close-up of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) showing wounds from boat propellors, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America, North America

Still life closeup of rope

Still life closeup of rope

Speckled Salamander and Glomeris wound, Pyrenees France

Oriental garden lizard with cut tail, Royal Bardia NP Nepal

Killer whales swimming at the surface, Gulf of California

Hanuman Langur amputee and man, Galta Temple Rajasthan

A Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) takes advantage of a free meal from a wounded Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Calderon tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with scars and scratches caused by interactions between individuals of the same species, although so many marks are not common. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Concordia staff on their knees helping a person lying on a stretcher. Helped by a snowmobile. Rescue exercise in the event of an accident involving several victims. These frequent exercises are supervised by the doctor. All the resort's winter residents are assigned a very specific role in the event of an accident, illness or fire. A redundancy system allows this system to function in the event of one or more winterers failing to respond. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

Common Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), injured during a fight with an another male, Luangwa river, South Luangwa natioinal Park, Zambia