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.
Serious injury specifically includes loss of. limb or function. The phrase âor the risk thereofâ includes any process variation for. which a recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome. Such events are called âsentinelâ because they signal the need for immediate. investigation and response.