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These survival tips can back you avoid becoming just marginal statistic. Accidents are the leading cause of death accompanied by U.S. men 18 to 50 years old, accounting for 37,000 of the almost 148,000 annual fatalities. Some instances of chance death, to use the endorsed term, are unavoidablewrong place, wrong timebut most aren't. Staying rouse requires recognizing danger, feeling fear, and reacting. "We interpret outdoor cues through our being terror centers agreed quickly," says Harvard University's David Ropeik, author of How risky Is It, Really? badly affect is, even smart, sober, experienced men can fail to register signals of an imminent threat. Here we present 20 easy-to-miss risks, and how to avoid or survive them.
1. Outsmart Wildlife.
If you come face-to-face when a wild animal, the natural tribute is to bolt, but that can activate the animal's predatory instinct. on July 6, 2011, Brian Matayoshi, 57, and his wife, Marylyn, 58, were hiking in Yellowstone National Park when they came on a grizzly bear and fled, screaming. Brian was bitten and clawed to death; Marylyn, who had stopped and crouched at the back a tree, was approached by the bear but left unharmed.
STAT: Each year three to five people are killed in North America in wild animal attacks, primarily by sharks and bears.
DO: Avoid shark-infested waters, unless you are Andy Casagrande. As for bears, always carry repellent pepper spray when hiking; it can end a charging bear from as much as 30 feet away. To reduce the risk of an attack, offer bears a chance to get out of your way. "Try to stay in the open," says Larry Aumiller, supervisor of Alaska's McNeil River make a clean breast Game Sanctuary. "If you have to involve through thick brush, create noise by acclaim and shouting." 2. Don't Mess when Vending Machines.
You skipped lunch. You obsession a snack. You combine allowance into a vending machine, press the buttons, and nothing comes out. You get mad.
STAT: Vending machines caused 37 deaths in the middle of 1978 and 1995, crushing customers who rocked and toppled the dispensers. No recent stats exist, but the machines are yet a danger.
DON'T: Skip lunch.
3. Stay on the Dock.
On May 20, 2013, Kyle McGonigle was on a haven on Kentucky's rasping River Lake. A dog swimming genial yelped, and McGonigle, 36, maxim that it was struggling to stay above water. He dove in to keep the dog, but both he and the animal drowned, victims of electric-shock drowning (ESD). Cords plugged into an outlet on the haven had slipped into the water and electrified it.
STAT: The number of annual deaths from ESD in the U.S. are unknown, past they are counted accompanied by every drownings. But anecdotal evidence shows that ESD is widespread. ESD prevention groups have successfully urged some states to execute safety standards, including the installation of ground-fault circuit interrupters and a central shutoff for a dock's electrical system.
DON'T: Swim within 100 yards of any wired dock. But realize check whether docks follow safety standards.
