One Good Deed

 It's that time of year when many of us want to do something differently in the upcoming twelve months.  I know, I know, there are countless books that have us making task lists, examining our most inner thoughts, etc. and all of these have their place, but this little book is just about reminding us that it really isn't so difficult to make a difference - however small - in someone else's life.  Giving examples from her own experiences and those of others, Erin McHugh has us open our eyes a bit wider to all the simple things that we can do to make things just a little bit better.

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