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These survival tips can put up to you avoid becoming just unconventional statistic. Accidents are the leading cause of death among U.S. men 18 to 50 years old, accounting for 37,000 of the on the subject of 148,000 annual fatalities. Some instances of inadvertent death, to use the credited term, are unavoidablewrong place, incorrect timebut most aren't. Staying bring to life requires recognizing danger, feeling fear, and reacting. "We interpret uncovered cues through our instinctive fright centers unquestionably quickly," says Harvard University's David Ropeik, author of How risky Is It, Really? upset is, even smart, sober, experienced men can fail to register signals of an imminent threat. Here we gift 20 easy-to-miss risks, and how to avoid or survive them.
1. Outsmart Wildlife.
If you arrive face-to-face when a wild animal, the natural reply is to bolt, but that can trigger the animal's predatory instinct. upon July 6, 2011, Brian Matayoshi, 57, and his wife, Marylyn, 58, were hiking in Yellowstone National Park when they came upon 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 can when hiking; it can stop a charging bear from as much as 30 feet away. To cut the risk of an attack, have enough money bears a inadvertent to get out of your way. "Try to stay in the open," says Larry Aumiller, executive of Alaska's McNeil River state Game Sanctuary. "If you have to distress through thick brush, create noise by cheering and shouting." 2. Don't Mess when Vending Machines.
You skipped lunch. You craving a snack. You intensify keep into a vending machine, press the buttons, and nothing comes out. You get mad.
STAT: Vending machines caused 37 deaths amongst 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 upon the Dock.
On May 20, 2013, Kyle McGonigle was upon a dock upon Kentucky's sharp River Lake. A dog swimming open 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 upon the dock had slipped into the water and electrified it.
STAT: The number of annual deaths from ESD in the U.S. are unknown, since they are counted among 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 complete check whether docks follow safety standards.
