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AN INTERVIEW WITH JERRY LEDOUX, LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVIVOR

Posted By: Zachary Turpin

An interview with Jerry LeDoux, survivor of not one, but two lightning strikes.

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GOLF CART INJURIES REACH A TIPPING POINT

Posted By: Rosalind Wright

According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio, the number of Americans injured by golf carts has skyrocketed in recent years, from 5,772 in 1990 to 13,411 in 2006—an increase of 132 percent over a 17-year period. In 2008, the odds of being injured in a golf cart incident were 1 in 19,100. But only half of those injuries took place on a golf course.

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A SMATTERING OF SPORTS INJURIES: IF YOU PLAY, PREPARE TO PAY

Posted By: Anthony Lydgate

The odds a billiards player will be injured seriously enough to visit an emergency room playing billiards in a year are 1 in 6,734. It is almost twice as likely that a person will visit the emergency room because of an accident involving jewelry (1 in 3,758).

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