Accidental death

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Accidental Death: As the term would suggest the death of an individual by means other than natural death, murder or suicide. Accidental death can sometimes be manslaughter - murder but committed out of an involuntary act of violence towards another. Likewise accidental death can also be categorized as death by misadventure. This means that the victim has died by accident either whilst doing something they should not have been doing or by taking risks that would put them in mortal danger. A lot of extreme sports participants have died and their deaths have been classified as death by misadventure because of the extreme nature of their pastimes.

• From: Accidental Cause Law & Legal Definition
  • An accidental cause is that which produces results that are not forseen. Such accidental causes can produce unexpected results. It can be an unintentional cause that results in undesirable results. An accidental cause can be unintended, unforeseen, and undesirable event that produces results that are unexpected.

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From CDC - Faststats Accidents or Unintentional Injuries. Data are for the U.S.

Mortality

• All unintentional injury deaths
  • Number of deaths: 130,557
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 41.3
  • Cause of death rank: 4
• Unintentional fall deaths
  • Number of deaths: 30,208
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 9.6
• Motor vehicle traffic deaths
  • Number of deaths: 33,804
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.7
• Unintentional poisoning deaths
  • Number of deaths: 38,851
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.3

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the 15 most common accidental deaths

From: likes.com

1. Falling objects
2. Drowning
3. Alcohol Poisoning (Alcoholism)
4. Roller Coaster
5. Diving
6. Electrocution
7. Machinery
8. Medical Malpractice (medical error)
9. Poison Gas
10. Firearms
11. Suffocation
12. Fire (Died in a Fire)
13. Poisonous Liquids Or Solids
14. Motor Vehicle Accidents
15. Falls

Additionally

• Killed by an animal
• Combined drug intoxication
• Horse related accident
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Plane crash
• Train crash
• Unusual deaths
• Died in a storm
• Drug Overdose
• Farm Accidents

Resources

• Wikipedia - Accidental Deaths
• 5 Causes of Accidental Death in the US
• The top 10 Leading Causes of Death in the US

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