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In an earlier chapter in this volume (Chapter 8), Scotti and colleagues offered a definition of accidental injury as those unintentional injuries caused by human error, technological disasters, or other unforeseen circumstances. Included in this definition are motor vehicle accidents, airplane crashes, train derailments, and other types of transportation accidents. Industrial accidents and construction failures are also frequently categorized as accidental injury. Falls, drownings, fires, and other home accidents often result in injuries that would be classified similarly. Citing figures from the Rice, MacKenzie, and associates’ 1989 Report to Congress, Chapter 8 states that the total lifetime costs for accidental injuries are greater than all other leading causes of death (e.g., heart disease, cancer), when medical, disability, and lost work productivity costs are included. However, as Scotti and colleagues point out, those figures “do not specifically address the short and long term [sic] psychological sequelae of accidental injury.” In their thoughtful and comprehensive chapter, Scotti and colleagues have addressed the psychological impact of accidental injury and the development of accident-related psychological trauma.
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Best, C.L., Ribbe, D.P. (1995). Accidental Injury. In: Freedy, J.R., Hobfoll, S.E. (eds) Traumatic Stress. Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1076-9_13
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