Burns are the second leading
cause of accidental deaths among Americans, just after car accidents.
Burn injuries are a leading
cause of accidental deaths in the United States, second only to auto accidents.
Opioid overdoses have become the leading
cause of accidental deaths for Americans under the age of 50.
According to the National Blueprint for Injury Prevention In Older Drivers, driving - related deaths are the leading
cause of accidental deaths for Canadians aged 65 to 75 years of age.
Increasingly, such potent opioids are claiming the lives of young adults aged 20 - 34 and, for the first time, have made opioid - related deaths the leading
cause of accidental deaths, surpassing motor vehicle accidents and gun violence, 2015 National Center for Health Statistics data show.
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the second - leading
cause of accidental death in children - over 1,000 deaths per year and many more trips to the hospital.
Statistics are sobering: drowning is the number one
cause of accidental death for children ages 1 to 4, and the second leading
cause of accidental death for children ages 5 to 14, says Kyle Kamman, senior director of program strategy and implementation of aquatics at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
This hazard, which includes choking, suffocation, and strangulation, is the number one
cause of accidental death among babies under age 1.
You might not be aware, but drowning is one of the most common
causes of accidental death among children (in first world countries).
Drug overdose was the leading
cause of accidental death in the U.S. in 2015.
Opioid overdose is one of the leading
causes of accidental death in the U.S..
Falls are the major
cause of accidental death and nonfatal injuries in elderly US adults.
As an RBC Bank Credit card client you are eligible for up to $ 250,000 automatically against accidental bodily injuries that are the sole
cause of accidental death or dismemberment while riding as a fare - paying passenger in, boarding or alighting from any aircraft, or land or water conveyance that is operated by a common carrier licensed to carry passengers for hire, provided the entire travel fare (s) has been charged directly to your RBC Bank Credit card account.
Burns and fires are a common
cause of accidental death in children and adults, and account for an estimated 3,500 adult and child deaths per year.
Researchers say that medical errors like the ones that happen in teaching hospitals are America's second leading
cause of accidental death after car accidents.
Traffic collisions are one of the world's primary
causes of accidental deaths.
According to figures released by the National Safety Council (NSC), falls on stairways were the third leading
cause of accidental death in the United States last year.
For example, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration reports that falls were the leading
cause of accidental death on construction sites nationwide in 2011.
In fact, car accidents are the leading
cause of accidental death and injury in the United States.
On or off the clock, roadway accidents are a leading
cause of accidental death in the United States.
Auto accidents are a leading
cause of accidental death and injury in Minnesota and throughout the nation.
Drowning is the second most common
cause of accidental death in children (just behind car accidents).
While our vehicles are becoming much safer, auto accidents remain the # 1
cause of accidental death in every age group.
Since the # 1
cause of accidental death for all age groups is car crashes, I think spending an extra $ 10 or $ 20 on a high quality course is well worth the cost.
Auto accidents remain the leading
cause of accidental death in the U.S. 32,367 people died on America's highways in 2011, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Not exact matches
Petty's
cause of death in the report is listed as «mixed drug intoxication» with the manner
of death being deemed
accidental.
And even more fundamentally, if we are bearers
of inviolable dignity and a basic right to life in virtue
of our humanity, and not in virtue
of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage
of development or condition
of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality
of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to
cause fetal
death) be defended at all?
That Man is the product
of causes which had no prevision
of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome
of accidental collocations
of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity
of thought and feeling, can preserve an individual life beyond the grave; that all the labours
of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness
of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast
death of the solar system, and that the whole temple
of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris
of a universe in ruins — all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain, that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.
Even though alcoholism ranks as one
of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000
deaths every year; even though it is the root
cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions,
accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms
of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process
of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.
That man is the product
of causes which had no prevision
of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome
of accidental concatenations
of atoms; that no force, no heroism, no intensity
of thought or feeling, can presume an individual life beyond the grave; that all the labors
of the age, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noon - day brightness
of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast
death of the solar system, and that the whole temple
of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris
of a universe in ruin... all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain, that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.
According to the CPSC, drownings are the leading
accidental cause of death in ages 1 - 4, and in summer 2014, 112 children under the age
of 5 drowned in a pool or spa.
Of the three common causes — SIDS, unknown cause, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed — the first one caused the most number of deaths at 43 percen
Of the three common
causes — SIDS, unknown
cause, and
accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed — the first one
caused the most number
of deaths at 43 percen
of deaths at 43 percent.
That because too much bedding, or the wrong kind
of bedding, can
cause accidental suffocation and overheating, which are believed to be a risk factor for sudden infant
death syndrome, or SIDS.
For reporting purposes, a pregnancy - related
death is defined as the
death of a woman while pregnant or within 1 year
of pregnancy termination — regardless
of the duration or site
of the pregnancy — from any
cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from
accidental or incidental
causes.
According to Combs, the two main
causes of sleep - related infant
deaths are
accidental smothering with a blanket, pillow or other soft item, and adults rolling on top
of babies while sharing a bed.
By assuming before any facts are known from the pathologist's
death scene and toxicological report that any bedsharing baby was a victim
of an
accidental suffocation rather than from some congenital or natural
cause, including SIDS unrelated to bedsharing, medical authorities not only commit a form
of scientific fraud but they victimize the doomed infant's parents for a third time.
According to Dr. Cheryl Cipriani, an associate professor
of pediatrics at Texas A&M Health Science Center College
of Medicine and director
of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Scott & White hospital, as people have gotten better at identifying
causes of death, some
deaths that once were simply unexplained might now be attributed to
accidental suffocation or strangulation rather than SIDS.
According to nonprofit Safe Kids Worldwide, the seven hazards below are the top
causes of accidental, injury - related
death in kids age 14 and under in the United States.
Babies under twelve months, and especially during their first five months, are at risk
of sudden unexpected infant
death (SUID) which can result from sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS),
accidental suffocation or unknown
causes.
Accidental injuries are a major
cause of death and impairment in small children and babies.
At one extreme, some certifiers have abandoned using SIDS as a
cause -
of -
death explanation.7 At the other extreme, some certifiers will not classify a
death as suffocation in the absence
of a pathologic marker
of asphyxia at autopsy (ie, pathologic findings diagnostic
of oronasal occlusion or chest compression8), even with strong evidence from the scene investigation that suggests a probable
accidental suffocation.
Less infants die from all other top ten
causes of accidental injury
death combined than from sleep - related
accidental suffocation, sleep - deprived mothers driving with their babies in the car off the cliff included.
It encompasses a range
of situations, including sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS), which refers to
deaths that remain unexplained after a thorough investigation, and
deaths found to result from
accidental strangulation or suffocation
caused by factors such as unsafe bedding, becoming trapped between a mattress and a wall, or sleeping with a parent or another adult who inadvertently blocks the infant's airway.
«During the past two and a quarter years there has been no case
of illness in this «universe»
of albino rats, no
death from natural
causes in the adult stock, and, but for a few
accidental deaths, no infantile mortality.
That's not the only town crisis: Lonely high - schooler Owen (Jacob Lofland) gets in a bind after
causing the
accidental death of bullying classmate JT (Travis Tope), hiding the body instead
of reporting the incident to the authorities.
This long anticipated 3D redemption drama (and Wenders» second use
of the format after «Pina») centers on a writer (Franco) who, after
causing the
accidental death of a child, spends the next 12 years examining the tragedy's effect on his life and the life
of the child's mother.
The flashpoint for that Civil War was an
accidental explosion tangentially
caused by the goofy superhero Speedball that resulted in the
death of innocents and a crackdown by the government.
Issues for discussion can include: the development
of the specification and the tender process; the separation
of the refurbishment area from the remainder
of the school; the use
of low voltage / battery pack hand tools; COSHH assessments and why they are required when using hazardous substances; hazard spotting and the need for good housekeeping; safeguarding and use
of mobile phones on site; working at height as the largest
cause of workplace
accidental death; noise and the potential for hearing loss, methods
of communication; and any other relevant hazard and risk control.
Not really when you consider that accidents are the main
cause of death and disability for children in the UK and around 10,000 children are permanently disabled each year by
accidental injuries.
If you die as the direct result
of a vehicular, air, or sea accident that you did not deliberately
cause, your insurer will pay your beneficiary the
accidental death benefit, which is normally twice the value
of your insurance policy's face value.