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These leftover tips can urge on you avoid becoming just choice statistic. Accidents are the leading cause of death in the course of 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 certified term, are unavoidablewrong place, incorrect timebut most aren't. Staying living requires recognizing danger, feeling fear, and reacting. "We interpret external cues through our creature buzzer centers certainly quickly," says Harvard University's David Ropeik, author of How dangerous 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 wave is to bolt, but that can set in motion 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 behind 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 vaporizer when hiking; it can stop a charging bear from as much as 30 feet away. To cut the risk of an attack, meet the expense of bears a chance to get out of your way. "Try to stay in the open," says Larry Aumiller, executive of Alaska's McNeil River disclose Game Sanctuary. "If you have to influence through thick brush, make noise by cheering and shouting." 2. Don't Mess when Vending Machines.
You skipped lunch. You infatuation a snack. You add up keep into a vending machine, press the buttons, and nothing comes out. You get mad.
STAT: Vending machines caused 37 deaths between 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 port upon Kentucky's rude River Lake. A dog swimming to hand yelped, and McGonigle, 36, saying that it was struggling to stay above water. He dove in to save the dog, but both he and the animal drowned, victims of electric-shock drowning (ESD). Cords plugged into an outlet upon the port 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 in the course of all drownings. But anecdotal evidence shows that ESD is widespread. ESD prevention groups have successfully urged some states to enact 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.
