When an ER is Overcrowded, the Wait Times Get Dangerous
On June 19th, 2008, 49-year-old Esmin Elizabeth Green collapsed onto the floor of the psychiatric emergency room of Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn. She…
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How Many Americans Die From Falling Objects?
CDC records 819 US deaths in 2024 from being struck by a thrown, projected or falling object, about 1 in 415,000 US residents that year.
The Grim Odds of a Spectacular Suicide
When a 21-year-old Yale student jumped to his death from the Empire State Building on March 30, 2010, he joined a rather small, sad club: the…
Illness and Death on Vacation
Of all the travelers’ tales, stories about being sick can be the most frightening. From stomach ailments like Delhi Belly, to burrowing Brazilian worms, to…
Texting While Driving: The US Numbers
NHTSA reports that 3,208 people were killed in US motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2024, and 315,167 people were injured.
DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS HIT HOME AT NEW YEAR’S
What’s New Year’s Eve without a glass of bubbly? This is the season to celebrate, but the holidays mean more than an upswing in…
Is Walking While Texting Dangerous for Americans?
An estimated 37,344 injuries to people walking with a cell phone were treated in US emergency rooms in 2000 to 2023, a 2024 study of NEISS data found.
A License to Kill? Are Older Drivers Dangerous?
“Older driver”—the mere phrase conjures images of Mr. Magoo obliviously driving over fire hydrants and scattering terrified barnyard animals. In real life, frequent news accounts of…
Prom Night: Take Away the Car Keys
There are times when parents lie in bed at night and calculate the odds. Prom night is one of those times. There is that…
The Odds of Falling Off a Cruise Ship
On September 5, 2009, 23-year-old Shane O’Halloran and his female companion were in a romantic embrace when they tumbled overboard from Lady Brisbane, an…
Titanic’s Lifeboats Had Hundreds of Unused Seats
Titanic had 20 boats with seats for 1,178, but the British inquiry found only 652 people could have left the ship in them, about 36 per boat.
The Dead of the Titanic
On the afternoon of April 20, 1912, passengers on the German ship Bremen were told they were passing by the iceberg that had sunk…