diff --git a/code/datums/organs/organ_external.dm b/code/datums/organs/organ_external.dm
index e45a6a15014..70f41d37cb6 100644
--- a/code/datums/organs/organ_external.dm
+++ b/code/datums/organs/organ_external.dm
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 		if(BURN)
 			size_names = typesof(/datum/wound/burn/) - /datum/wound/burn/
 
+	size = min(size,size_names.len)
 	var/wound_type = size_names[size]
 	W = new wound_type(damage)
 
diff --git a/code/datums/organs/wound.dm b/code/datums/organs/wound.dm
index 4e4c5d73a9d..b90ddfca81a 100644
--- a/code/datums/organs/wound.dm
+++ b/code/datums/organs/wound.dm
@@ -172,24 +172,25 @@ datum/wound/cut/massive
 /datum/wound/bruise/monumental
 
 // implement sub-paths by starting at a later stage
-/datum/wound/bruise/huge
-	current_stage = 1
 
-/datum/wound/bruise/large
-	current_stage = 2
-
-/datum/wound/bruise/moderate
-	current_stage = 3
+/datum/wound/bruise/tiny
+	current_stage = 5
 	needs_treatment = 0
 
 /datum/wound/bruise/small
 	current_stage = 4
 	needs_treatment = 0
 
-/datum/wound/bruise/tiny
-	current_stage = 5
+/datum/wound/bruise/moderate
+	current_stage = 3
 	needs_treatment = 0
 
+/datum/wound/bruise/large
+	current_stage = 2
+
+/datum/wound/bruise/huge
+	current_stage = 1
+
 /** BURNS **/
 /datum/wound/burn/moderate
 	stages = list("ripped burn" = 10, "moderate burn" = 5, "moderate salved burn" = 2, "fresh skin" = 0)