| Title |
Motor vehicle Crash versus Accident: A change in terminology is necessary
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Traumatic Stress, June 2005
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| DOI | 10.1023/a:1016260130224 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alan E. Stewart, Janice Harris Lord |
| Abstract |
We assert that motor vehicle crash should replace motor vehicle accident in the clinical and research lexicon of traumatologists. Crash encompasses a wider range of potential causes for vehicular crashes than does the term accident. A majority of fatal crashes are caused by intoxicated, speeding, distracted, or careless drivers and, therefore, are not accidents. Most importantly, characterizing crashes as accidents, when a driver was intoxicated or negligent, may impede the recovery of crash victims by preventing them from assigning blame and working through the emotions related to their trauma. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 56% |
| Kenya | 3 | 6% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 17 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 87% |
| Scientists | 3 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Professor | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 24% |
| Unknown | 8 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 8 | 20% |
| Psychology | 6 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 17% |
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