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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Cheeky Humor for the Day (Stats are a little Disconcerting)


The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000
Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.
Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.

Now think about this:


The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million..)
The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
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.
Looks to me like we must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love it. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Having worked for a doctor , I know full well what goes.All
of them try to provide a cover-up.
Seen it!

Anonymous said...

Yes, but roughly 90% of all gun deaths are family and friends. That's the real tragedy and real cost for gun ownership.