THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS RELATED TO ACCIDENT-MANAGEMENT FIELD PROCEDURES, SUCH AS ACCIDENT-MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, BASIC ACCIDENT TERMINOLOGY, ANALYTICAL TERMS TO DESCRIBE THE MAJOR EVENTS OF ANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, PURPOSES OF TRAFFIC-ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION, ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, AND DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION OF ACCIDENT-MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. DIAGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO SHOW TYPES OF NONCOLLISION, SINGLE-COLLISION, AND MULTIPLE-COLLISION ACCIDENTS. THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF EVENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN 'ANATOMY OF AN ACCIDENT': POINT OF POSSIBLE PERCEPTION (OF HAZARD), POINT OF ACTUAL PERCEPTION (OF HAZARD), POINT OF NO ESCAPE, POINT OF INITIAL CONTACT, POINT OF MAXIMUM ENGAGEMENT, POINT OF DISENGAGEMENT, AND FINAL POSITION. AN ILLUSTRATION IS PROVIDED TO SHOW THE OCCURRENCE OF THESE EVENTS FOR A RIGHT ANGLE COLLISION, AND THERE IS A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF EACH EVENT. FOLLOWING THE SECTION FOR EACH MAJOR SUBJECT, A SAMPLE OF A MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST COVERING THE MATERIAL IS GIVEN WITH A KEY. A GLOSSARY OF DEFINITIONS FROM THE MARYLAND AUTOMATED ACCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM IS APPENDED. (RCB)