Accidents, Traffic (also known as Accident, Traffic, Traffic Accident): Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor

NIH MeSH · D000063Health Care

Accidents, Traffic

Also known asAccident, Traffic · Traffic Accident · Traffic Accidents · Traffic Crashes · Crashes, Traffic · Traffic Collisions · Collisions, Traffic · Collision, Traffic · Traffic Collision

Definition

Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles.

MeSH classification

  • N06.850.135.392

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Common questions about Accidents, Traffic

What does Accidents, Traffic mean in medicine?
Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Accidents, Traffic known by any other names?
Yes. Accidents, Traffic is also referred to as Accident, Traffic, Traffic Accident, Traffic Accidents, Traffic Crashes in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Accidents, Traffic sit in the medical classification?
Accidents, Traffic falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N06.850.135.392). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000063) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗