vigastuskoha

Vigastuskoha is the genitive form of the Estonian noun vigastuskoht, which translates to “injury site” or “location of injury.” The term is used in medical, forensic, and legal contexts to denote the specific place on the body where an injury occurred or was observed.

In medical documentation, vigastuskoha is used to describe the exact location of an injury as part of a patient’s record, often together with additional details such as size, shape, and characteristics of the injury. In forensic and legal settings, the term helps specify where injuries are located on a person in reports, autopsy findings, and incident descriptions, aiding analysis of mechanism and timing.

Vigastuskoha should be contrasted with vigastuskoht (the nominative form). The genitive form vigastuskoha is common in compound descriptions and legal language, where it appears in phrases like vigastuskoha kirjeldus (description of the injury site) or vigastuskoha asukoht (location of the injury site).

See also: vigastus, vigastuskoht, esmaabi, meditsiin, forensiline meditsiin.

Note: The term reflects Estonian usage in clinical and investigative documentation and is not a standalone concept outside these formal registers.