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| An '''accident''' is a specific, identifiable, unexpected, unusual and unintended external [[action]] which occurs in a particular [[time]] and place, without apparent or deliberate cause but with marked effects. It implies a generally negative [[Probability|probabilistic]] outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. | | An '''accident''' is a specific, identifiable, unexpected, unusual and unintended external [[action]] which occurs in a particular [[time]] and place, without apparent or deliberate cause but with marked effects. It implies a generally negative [[Probability|probabilistic]] outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. |
− | | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Accidents''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Accidents this link].</center> |
| Experts in the field of injury prevention avoid use of the term 'accident' to describe [[events]] that cause injury in an attempt to highlight the [[predictable]] and preventable [[nature]] of most injuries. Such incidents are viewed from the [[perspective]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology epidemiology] - predictable and preventable. Preferred [[words]] are more descriptive of the event itself, rather than of its unintended nature (e.g., collision, drowning, fall, etc.) | | Experts in the field of injury prevention avoid use of the term 'accident' to describe [[events]] that cause injury in an attempt to highlight the [[predictable]] and preventable [[nature]] of most injuries. Such incidents are viewed from the [[perspective]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology epidemiology] - predictable and preventable. Preferred [[words]] are more descriptive of the event itself, rather than of its unintended nature (e.g., collision, drowning, fall, etc.) |
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| Accidents of particularly common types (auto, fire, etc.) are investigated to identify how to avoid them in the future. This is sometimes called root [[Causality|cause]] [[analysis]], but does not generally apply to accidents that cannot be [[deterministically]] predicted. A root cause of an uncommon and purely [[random]] accident may never be identified, and thus future similar accidents remain "accidental." | | Accidents of particularly common types (auto, fire, etc.) are investigated to identify how to avoid them in the future. This is sometimes called root [[Causality|cause]] [[analysis]], but does not generally apply to accidents that cannot be [[deterministically]] predicted. A root cause of an uncommon and purely [[random]] accident may never be identified, and thus future similar accidents remain "accidental." |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Accidents''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Accidents this link].</center>
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| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| Narrowly defined, the designation may refer only to the [[event]], while not including the circumstances ([[facts]] surrounding) or results of the event; i.e., ‘accident’ is constrained to an immediate incident, the occurrence of which results in an unplanned outcome. In common use, however, ‘accident’ may include the entire interacting circumstantial framework ([[chance]], pre-existing, or uncontrolled [[dynamic]]ally developing conditions; commonplace [[action]]s; random time and place; participants; etc.) leading up to, including, and resulting from, the accident's immediate occurrence. | | Narrowly defined, the designation may refer only to the [[event]], while not including the circumstances ([[facts]] surrounding) or results of the event; i.e., ‘accident’ is constrained to an immediate incident, the occurrence of which results in an unplanned outcome. In common use, however, ‘accident’ may include the entire interacting circumstantial framework ([[chance]], pre-existing, or uncontrolled [[dynamic]]ally developing conditions; commonplace [[action]]s; random time and place; participants; etc.) leading up to, including, and resulting from, the accident's immediate occurrence. |