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Accidents are common in childhood. Most of them aren't serious, but a significant number each year are fatal or cause disability. Accidents, especially those affecting children, are now often referred to as 'unintentional injuries'.
What causes them?
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Accidents are, by far, the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. The automobile accounts for the largest number of these accidental deaths.
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Accidents are not a common cause of broken bones, but the bone can also be weakened from osteoporosis, bone tumors, or metabolic disease.
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Accidents involving a motor vehicle(s) are one of the most common causes of liver injuries. Other causes include falls, sports related incidents or assaults.
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accidents that injure the brain or spinal cord
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When accidents happen, you don’t need to be a medical professional to treat an injury or save a life, but you do need to be prepared. Here's an up-to-date guide.

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Many accidents cannot be easily prevented. Try to avoid operating mechanical equipment when you are rushed or tired. Be safety conscious when you participate in sports and activities.
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Handle accidents calmly and patiently. Determine whether there is a pattern to their pattern to their occurence, and see if you can break the pattern by reminding the child to go to the bathroom at a certain time, ...
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And then accidents and disability from accidents. All three are affected by physical activity.
ANNOUNCER: Lack of activity and the obesity that can result, may also increase the risk of health complications.
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In 2002, accidents killed 69,257 men. Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause. More than twice as many men (31,064) as women (14,316) died in traffic accidents.
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While the accidents that cause these types of fractures often cannot be avoided, you can help prevent them by building adequate muscle strength and conditioning prior to exercise, athletic practice, or competition in contact sports.
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electrocution accidents or accidents involving direct trauma to the heart
Ventricular fibrillation is the main cause of sudden cardiac death, which in turn affects nearly 300,000 people each year in the U.S.
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Motor vehicle accidents are a common cause of myocardial contusion. The injury can occur when the driver bangs into the steering wheel. Falls and crush injuries can also cause a contusion.
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Motor vehicle accidents
Falls, drownings, and other accidents
Suicide and homicide
increased risk for homicide
Risky sex behaviors, unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) ...
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Fears related to accidents or acts of violence - A person with OCD may have obsessive thoughts related to fears about becoming a victim of violence or suffering some other type of bodily harm.
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The circumstances of these deaths vary considerably, but certain types of accidents occur frequently.
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Marijuana and alcohol interfere with motor control and are factors in many automobile accidents. Users of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs may experience flashbacks, unwanted recurrences of the drug's effects weeks or months after use.
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Reported accidents and infections to organs or tissues appear to be related to violations of sterile procedure, negligence of the practitioner, or both.
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Subdural hematomas can be caused by minor accidents to the head, major trauma, or the spontaneous bursting of a blood vessel in the brain (aneurysm). Acute subdural hematomas are usually due to severe head trauma.
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Most concussions are caused by motor vehicle accidents and sports injuries. In motor vehicle accidents, concussion can occur without an actual blow to the head.
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Many Americans experience individual traumatic events ranging from car and airplane accidents to sexual assault and domestic violence.
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ACL injuries outside of sports may be caused by accidents, such as falling off a ladder or missing a step on a staircase.
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Traumatic events like motor vehicle accidents or falls can cause severe neck injuries like vertebral fractures, whiplash (sudden jerking or "whipping" of your head forward and then backward), blood vessel destruction, and even paralysis.
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Put into perspective, this means that smoking kills around six times more people in the UK than road traffic accidents, other accidents, poisoning and overdose, murder and manslaughter, suicide and HIV infection, all put together.
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Accidents like these are particularly pervasive in younger men with little sexual activity. Another reason that this method can fail is because the clear liquid discharged from the Cowper's gland before ejaculation is rich with sperm cells.
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This article provides a thorough overview of steps that can be taken to prevent accidents in the home and at play. It includes sections on water and fire safety.
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Contrast imaging agent commonly used with SPECT (single photon emission-computed tomographic) imaging to detect cerebrovascular accidents; ...
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Blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration were all stable during operations, and blood loss was found to be less than in caesarian operations using epidural or local anesthesia. Furthermore, no complications or anaesthetic accidents occurred during ...
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in ways that prevent harm to people and to the natural environment. EPA will work to clean up previously polluted sites, restoring them to uses appropriate for surrounding communities, and respond to and prevent waste-related or industrial accidents.
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