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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (6745)4/15/2004 9:21:52 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) of 15987
 
Totally off topic and provided as an FYI (so let's not get too wild in debating it.. ;0) A friend of mine sent it to me and I thought the comparison was both humorous, as well as interesting:

Memo about Physicians

a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500. c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR. Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must
ban doctors before this gets out of hand.

PS. As a public health measure, we have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.
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