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« on: August 24, 2006, 03:40:25 PM »
Now, I didn't check these figures or snopes this that's why I put it here instead of THR so take it all with a grain of salt. Funny anyways...


 (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is

700,000.

(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians

per year are

120,000.

 (C) Accidental deaths per physician

 is

0.171.

Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of

Health Human Services.


Now think about this:

Guns:

(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S.

 is

 80,000,000.

(Yes, that's 80 million..)

 
  (B) The number of accidental gun deaths

per year, all age groups,

 is

1,500.
 
 

(C) The number of accidental deaths

per gun owner

is

.000188.

Statistics courtesy of FBI

  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


So, statistically, doctors are approximately

 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners .

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,

 BUT

ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Please alert your friends

to this

 alarming threat.

We must ban doctors

before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
Out of concern for the public at large,

I withheld the statistics on

lawyers

for fear the shock would cause

people to panic and seek medical attention
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 04:08:33 PM »
That one's been around for a while......but it's still good!

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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 04:44:18 PM »
NOOOOO!!!!! This isn't the first time you've seen this one too, is it? Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 04:55:49 PM »
I tried to get that article inserted in the Public Pulse of our local newspaper a couple years ago.

3 guesses if they published it.

Nope.
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2006, 05:35:49 PM »
Urban (internet) legend.

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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2006, 12:06:54 AM »
Cosine,,,I am gettin' old you know, maybe I've seen these and just forgot...

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2006, 12:08:00 AM »
Yea it sounded like legend to me too I just wasn't into chasing it down.
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2006, 12:18:37 PM »
It may be a humorous legend, but the real facts are probably even more extreme.  The number of "unnecessary" deaths resulting from negligent or careless medical treatment are estimated to be much higher than 120,000 per year.

As to the last part about the lawyers - If I start causing death, it's not going to be accidental. Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2006, 02:02:00 PM »
LOL,,,just poking a little fun at our lawyer friends...

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