Which mishap class involves an inpatient disability but not a fatality?

Which mishap class involves an inpatient disability but not a fatality?

• A. Class A mishap
• B. Class B mishap
• C. Class C mishap
• D. Class D mishap

Answer: (B)

Mishap classifications scale with the seriousness of the outcome. When an event results in someone being hospitalized and left with a disability, but there is no fatality, that situation sits in the middle level of severity. This category covers injuries that require hospitalization beyond first aid (often longer than 48 hours) or injuries that produce permanent partial disability, as well as moderate ranges of property damage. It’s more severe than the minor, first-aid-only end, but not as severe as the top level, which involves death, permanent total disability, or very large property damage. So inpatient disability without a fatality fits the middle-level category.

Mishap classifications scale with the seriousness of the outcome. When an event results in someone being hospitalized and left with a disability, but there is no fatality, that situation sits in the middle level of severity. This category covers injuries that require hospitalization beyond first aid (often longer than 48 hours) or injuries that produce permanent partial disability, as well as moderate ranges of property damage. It’s more severe than the minor, first-aid-only end, but not as severe as the top level, which involves death, permanent total disability, or very large property damage. So inpatient disability without a fatality fits the middle-level category.