Accidents In The Home...
Season 4 Episode 18:
The Peterson Principle
Airdate:
February 13 1986 |
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Norm is talking about buying a new
house with a bathroom big enough that you could fall down
without hitting your head on anything.
Cliff thinks that it's a smart idea. |
That's
smart, that's smart, because it's a little known fact that 42%
of all deaths in America are caused by accidents in the home.
(Carla: "So
were you!")
The truth:
42% is a bit high, but as many as 20,000 deaths, 7 million
disabling injuries, and 20 million hospital trips in the U.S.
each year are the result of accidents in the home.
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Some common
home accidents:
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Falls.
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Poisoning.
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Fire.
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Drowning.
Causes of
home accidents:
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Inadequate railings and banisters.
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Unsafe storage of medications and other poisons.
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Water heaters set at too high a temperature.
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Firearms improperly stored or locked up.
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