2. DEFINITION
Accident is an unexpected unplanned
occurrence which may involve injury.
OR
Accident is an unpremediated event
resulting in recognizable damage.
OR
Accident is that occurrence in a
sequence of events which usually
produces unintended injury, death or
property damage
4. OUTCOMES OF ACCIDENT
MORTALITY:
TERM KILLED IN RELATION TO
ACCIDENT MEANS: Any person who was
killed outright or who died within 30 days of
accident.
MORBIDITY:
DETERMINED IN TERMS OF SERIOUS
INJURIES.
DISABILITY:
MAY BE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT,
PARTIAL OR TOTAL.
THESE OUTCOMES CAN BE USED TO MEASURE THE
PROBLEM STATEMENT OF ACCIDENTS.
6. 6.4 2.7
90.9
% OF DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENTS IN ALL TYPES OF
DEATHS
UNINTENTIONAL
INTENTIONAL
OTHERS
168301
30748 12319 23281 27558
109815
22415
REPORTED NO. OF DEATHS IN INDIA BY MAIN
CAUSE
7. KEY FACTS
INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR APPROXIMATELY 9% OF ALL CAUSES OF
DEATH IN WORLD AND ABOUT 16% OF
DISABILITIES ARE REPORTED DUE TO INJURIES.
ACCIDENT IS MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
PERSONS AGED 10-24 YEARS.
57% OF MALE DEATHS AND 43% OF FEMALE
DEATHS IN THIS AGE GROUP ARE DUE TO
ACCIDENTS MAINLY RTA.
RTA CLAIM ABOUT 1.2 MILLION LIVES EVERY YEAR
WHICH MEANS EVERY 2 MINUTES 5 PERSONS DIE
IN WHOLE WORLD.
IN INDIA ONE ACCIDENT HAPPENS IN 60 SECONDS
WHILE ONE PERSON DIES EVERY 3.7 MINUTES.
WORLDWIDE 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE INJURED
DUE TO ACCIDENTS.