Motor vehicle crash versus accident: a change in terminology is necessary |
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| Authors: | Stewart Alan E Lord Janice Harris |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida;(2) National Consultant, Crime Victim Issues, Arlington, Texas |
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| 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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| Keywords: | motor vehicle accident motor vehicle crash posttraumatic stress disorder victim victim advocacy |
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