Monday, December 31, 2012

Accidental deaths related to Fireworks and Popping Corks

The New Year's Eve accident statistics questions
 
 
Lifetime odds of death from being a car occupant is 1 in 368
 
& Over 40 percent of fatal automobile accidents are alcohol-related
 
The lifetime odds of dying from a fireworks discharge is 1 in 652,046
 
Lifetime odds of being struck by an object in the home (i.e. a cork) 1 in 5,230

Source
Injury Facts
® 2012 Edition


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