The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving pens or pencils

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1 in 13,300 The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving pens or pencils in a year are 1 in 13,300 (US, 2007). Sources & Definitions SOURCE(S) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) On-line [Internet]. US Consumer Product Safety Commission; Available from: http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/neiss.html Population Estimates Program [Internet]. U.S. Census … Read more

The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving a bed, mattress, or pillow

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1 in 537.9 The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident involving a bed, mattress, or pillow in a year are 1 in 537.9 (US, 2007). Sources & Definitions SOURCE(S) NEISS Data Highlights – 2007. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. July 2007. Population Estimates Program [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available … Read more

Flood Season: Water, Water Everywhere

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As New England mops up and tallies damages from a record-breaking mid-March storm, New Jersey is bracing for continued flooding, and the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Iowa are sandbagging. North Dakota’s flood-prone Red River crested at 37 feet in Fargo over the spring equinox weekend, a few feet short of its record. Heavy spring rains on … Read more

The Dangers of Drinking Straws

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When Marvin C. Stone patented the drinking straw in 1888, he probably did not expect that, years down the road, thousands of Americans would wind up in the hospital for various drinking straw-related injuries. That’s because Stone’s straws were made of spiral-wrapped paper rather than the hard plastics of modern drinking straws. In fact, in … Read more

The odds a person will die in a transportation accident

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1 in 6,279 The odds a person will die in a transportation accident in a year are 1 in 6,279 (US, 2006). Sources & Definitions SOURCE(S) Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Available from: http://wonder.cdc.gov/mortsql.html CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers for Disease … Read more

The odds a person will die from tripping or slipping and falling

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1 in 435,800 The odds a person will die from tripping or slipping and falling in a year are 1 in 435,800 (US, 2006). Sources & Definitions SOURCE(S) Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Available from: http://wonder.cdc.gov/mortsql.html CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers … Read more

The likelihood of human vs wildlife conflict in different habitats and how to mitigate it

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What Is Human-Wildlife Conflict? Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a term used to describe the negative interactions that occur between humans and wildlife, resulting in economic or safety issues for local communities. These types of interactions can arise when wildlife, such as bears, elephants, and tigers, encroach on human habitats in search of food and shelter. … Read more

The odds of different animal species mating with each other

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What animals are most likely to mate with each other? When it comes to animals mating with each other, the odds of two species successfully mating varies greatly. One of the biggest factors in whether two animals can mate is if they are genetically compatible. If two animals have different numbers of chromosomes, then they … Read more