Nonfatal Bathroom Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥15 Years. June 10, 2011 / 60(22);729-733 In 2008, approximately 21.8 million persons aged ≥15 years sustained nonfatal, unintentional injuries (1), resulting in approximately $67.3 billion in lifetime medical costs (2).
Bathrooms Can Be the Most Dangerous Place in the House. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and almost 14 percent are hospitalized.
More than a third of the injuries happen while bathing or showering. More than 14 percent occur while using the toilet. Injuries increase with age, peaking after 85, the researchers found. But injuries around the tub or shower are proportionately most common among those ages 15 to 24 and least common among those over 85. People over 85 suffer more than half of their injuries near the toilet. is not a common cause of injury, but it occurred most often in the 15-to-24 age group. may be a factor, the researchers suggested, but there is no data to prove it. The bathroom injury rate for women was 72 percent higher than for men, the analysis found. The most hazardous activities for all ages are bathing, showering and getting out of the tub or shower.
Bath & Shower Accidental-Death Statistics. Most Common Causes of Death Due to Injury in the US. CDC: Bathroom injuries at tub, shower, and toilet. Keeping up with hygiene is a good idea, but watch your step.
The bathroom is full of ways to hurt yourself — and a new report estimates that nearly a quarter of a million Americans age 15 or older can back that up. Patent US20130283552 - Foot scrubber with detachable bristle scrubber pad - Google Patents. The present invention relates to a foot scrubber that removes foot's dead skin and calluses and it also equips with a detachable bristle scrubber pad which cleans the bottom and toes area of the feet.
More specifically, this invention pertains to a new and improved foot care apparatus wherein the same is arranged for not only removing dead skin but also cleaning and massaging of the feet of an individual and eventually for a pair of healthy feet. Foot is the most distant body parts on our body and our hands can't work on our foot without sitting down and bending over. Nonfatal Bathroom Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥15 Years. Bathrooms Can Be the Most Dangerous Place in the House.
Most Common Causes of Death Due to Injury in the US. Infographic: Baby Boomers Are Getting Older. 3D printing. An ORDbot Quantum 3D printer.
Telling the Difference Between Danger and Fear - James Fallows. Bathtubs should be 365 times more frightening than sharks.
So why aren't they? A shark alleged to have attacked four people in Egypt. He was an exception that supports an unfortunate anti-shark stereotype. (Reuters) A few days ago I pointed out that yet another popular news item had described how frightened an airline passenger was, about a situation that was objectively not dangerous at all. " In part this reflects the bone-deep suspicion that people shouldn't be sitting and reading in a tube 30,000 feet above the ground. David Ryan, who under his previous pseudonym Tony Comstock was a guest blogger here, talks about this fear-versus-danger confusion, as it shows up in his work as a charter-boat captain.
We use an AIS (Automatic Identification System) transponder for identification of nearby traffic and collision avoidance. We all know what he means. Main lesson for writers and editors: If you want to talk about an experience that was frightening, talk about how scared you were. Terrorism and Bathtubs. "In the year 2000, your chance as an American of being killed in a terrorist attack in the United States was exactly zero.
In 2002, your chance of dying in a terrorist incident was, again, ZERO. And in 2003, as of this writing, the total number of people to die in the United States from acts of terror? Zero. Top 5 causes of accidental home injury deaths — and how to prevent them. Although we all like to think of our homes as sanctuaries of comfort and security, the typical American house harbors some significant safety risks.
In fact, every year more than 18,000 Americans die from accidental injuries that take place in the house, making our homes the second-most-common location — behind only cars on the road — of such fatalities. But even amid the worst recession since World War II, homeowners can take steps to reduce these risks, says Meri-K Appy, president of the Home Safety Council. Here are the five leading causes of home injury deaths and simple, cost-effective ways to increase household safety. 1. Falls: Falling is the leading cause of home injury deaths; it claims nearly 6,000 lives per year, according to the council. "The reason I worry about bathrooms is because if you fall in the tub or the shower, you are falling onto such a hard surface," which can result in a more severe injury, Appy says. 2. 3. 4.