A self-inflicted wound (SIW) or self-inflicted injury (SII) is a physical injury done to oneself. This may occur in contexts including:
While some sources use the terms to include accidental injury,[5]: 408 others cast "self-inflicted" in opposition to "accidental".[6][7][8]
The term is also used metaphorically, akin to "shooting oneself in the foot".
Self-inflicted injury (SII) ... includes both suicidal and nonsuicidal self-harm behaviors
Some studies that focused on patients with self-inflicted injury revealed that mortality in this group is higher than for patients who sustain unintentional injury.