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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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A hospital patient fell off from his bed,is it an accident or incident?
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Potentially, both. There was an unfortunate incident today at the hospital. The patient fell from his bed.
- Potentially, both.
- There was an unfortunate incident today at the hospital.
- The patient fell from his bed.
- It was, of course, an avoidable accident.
- [ from/off - not both ]
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Potentially, both.
There was an unfortunate incident today at the hospital. The patient fell from his bed. It was, of course, an avoidable accident. [ from/off - not both ]
There was an unfortunate incident today at the hospital. The patient fell from his bed. It was, of course, an avoidable accident. [ from/off - not both ]
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This can really go either way. What happened is an incident. However, if it wasn't intentional, then it would also be an accident. Also, you should either say a hospital patient fell off his bed, or fell from his bed. The two adverbs should not be placed together in this instance.
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