Road Traffic Injury vs Accident

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One of the painful shocks after the collision was when paramedics and Emergency Department (ED) staff kept calling it accident. The first time they used it was when paramedic come to me and asked:

- Are you the person who was involved in an accident.

- No. - I replied. - I was hit by a car.

I was disoriented and did not realized that they may call it an accident. However, I thought it is unlikely that someone else got accidentally injured near by, so they must be here for me. "They just have been misinformed" - I thought.

Term relates to attitude

The clear link between usage of term and attitude towards people was clearly demonstrated when I came to ED.

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