Accidentes

Physical and non-physical[edit]

Physical examples of accidents include unintended collisions or falls, being injured by touching something sharp, hot, or electrical, or ingesting poison. Non-physical examples are unintentionally revealing a secret or otherwise saying something incorrectly, forgetting an appointment, etc.

By activity[edit]

Accidents during the execution of work or arising out of it are called work accidents. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 337 million accidents happen on the job each year, resulting, together with occupational diseases, in more than 2.3 million deaths annually.[1]

In contrast, leisure-related accidents are mainly sports injuries.

By vehicle[edit]

Bike accidents

Tram accidents

Traffic collisions

Sailing ship accidents

Plane crash

Most common causes[edit]

See also: List of preventable causes of death

Incidence of accidents (of a severity of resulting in seeking medical care), sorted by activity (in Denmark in 2002).

For physical traumas or injuries leading to hospital discharge, most common causes are traffic accidents and falls. In the case of injuries in the home, a 2005 survey using data from the National Vital Statistics System of the United States National Center for Health Statistics found that falls, poisoning, and fire/burn injuries were the most common causes for death.[2] The United States also collects statistically valid injury data (sampled from 100 hospitals) through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.[3] This program was revised in 2000 to include all injuries rather than just injuries involving products.[3] Data on emergency room visits is also collected through the National Health Interview Survey.[4]

Further information: Trauma (medicine)

See also[edit]

General[edit]

Accident analysis

Accident-proneness

Human error model

Injury

Injury prevention

List of accidents and disasters by death toll

Safety

Safety engineering

Fail-safe

Poka-yoke

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