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When it comes to worrying about accidental death, it's common for folks to fear being in a plane crash, getting attacked by a shark or succumbing to something else equally as dramatic, but, as it turns out, we're a lot more likely to die just going about our mundane daily routines.
According to the National Safety Council (NSC), as a result of preventable incidents, four people in the U.S. die every ten minutes, and another 1,054 will suffer an injury severe enough to warrant medical help in the same time frame. Injury-related preventable deaths include anything that is not a natural cause of death (illness) or an intentional act (homicide or suicide).
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
