Not Intended to Be Life Threatening

Often Don't Need Medical Attention

Often Dismissed as "Accidental"

Some May Feel Little or No Pain as Wounds Are Inflicted

Superficial Injury--Just Wash The Area

Major Bleeding--Risk of Dying From Excessive Blood Loss

Requires Stitches

May Require Reconstructive Surgery

Scarring

Disfigurement

Risk of Infections

Some Are Frightened When They Come Out of a Dissociative State and Find That They Have Hurt Themselves (Some Report That They Can Actually Watch Themselves Mutilate Themselves as If They Are Having an Out of Body Experience)

Extent of Damage

Level of Medical Intervention Required

Location of Wound