An accident is an unplanned event that sometimes has inconvenient or undesirable consequences, other times being inconsequential. The occurrence of such an event may or may not have unrecognized or unaddressed risks contributing to its cause. Most scientists who study unintentional injury avoid using the term "accident" and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity.
== Types ==
=== Physical and non-physical ===
Physical examples of accidents include unintended motor vehicle collisions or falls, being injured by touching something sharp, hot...
