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Thu Jan-21-10 04:14 PM
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FACTS TO PONDER:
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is
700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians
per year are
120,000.
(Calculation) Accidental deaths per physician
is
0.171
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of
Health Human Services.
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Now think about this:
Guns:
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S.
is
80,000,000.
(Yes, that's 80 million..)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths
per year, all age groups,
is
1,500.
(Calculation) The number of accidental deaths
per gun owner
is
.000188
Statistics courtesy of FBI
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So, statistically, doctors are approximately
9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
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Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,
BUT
ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
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Please alert your friends
to this
alarming threat.
We must ban doctors
before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Out of concern for the public at large,
I withheld the statistics on
lawyers
for fear the shock would cause
people to panic and seek medical attention!!!
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:17 PM
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tucsonlib
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:24 PM
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I hope you recover your missing sense of humor real soon....
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:34 PM
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3. I have say the comparison is rather misleading |
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The thing with iatrogenic deaths is that, while they do occur, they occur while trying to treat medical conditions that, if untreated, would very likely result in death or permanent disability. The stat on the number of iatrogenic deaths is frequently wielded by advocated of complementary and alternative "medicine" (CAM for short, aka "sCAM") to illustrate how dangerous "western" or "allopathic" (i.e. science-based) medicine is compared to CAM, but the distinction is that CAM doesn't do any good, whereas science-based medicine demonstrably does.
So a more valid comparison would be to weigh the cost of lives lost to medical error against the lives (and livelihoods saved), and compare that to lives lost to firearm negligence and weigh it against the lives (and livelihoods) saved thanks to private ownership of firearms.
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:40 PM
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4. Only If You Take It SERIOUSLY |
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Absolutely the last time I'll ever try to inject a little levity into this forum......
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:14 PM
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Every time I see that one I smile for a number of reasons.
Not all of them sane...:evilgrin:
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Fri Jan-22-10 01:13 AM
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Thu Jan-21-10 04:59 PM
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5. I have to say that this obsessive defending of gun owners is ... |
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embarrassing. I am a gun owner that has a life.
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:02 PM
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6. unrec for the very bad HTML formatting. |
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:10 PM
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It's the format of the original email I received. Worked as an email, but admittedly clunky for an OP. Thanks for your severe, though righteous, chastisement...
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:53 PM
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10. +1 for colors, they are so festive |
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Thu Jan-21-10 11:15 PM
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It was the 12000 lines of scrolling I had to do....
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:14 PM
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:04 PM
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12. I like this! I fucking hate doctors. |
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Their white coats emboldened them!
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:10 PM
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13. Dude, this just gave me a good laugh. |
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:12 PM
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But I don't think much of most doctors.
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:16 PM
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16. Not only that, doctors have a 2-3 week waiting period and they're still dangerous |
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And there's no age limit - even kids can get doctors! :scared:
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Thu Jan-21-10 11:46 PM
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...but I've heard rumors that even incarcerated criminals and the mentally disabled have free access to doctors!
:silly:
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Thu Jan-21-10 11:58 PM
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19. I clearly see a link between doctors and kiddie porn? |
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sore subject?
Oozing with :sarcasm:
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:05 AM
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20. I Have Zero Sympathy For The Victims Of Doctors OR Guns! |
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Obviously, their ancestors made a pact with the Devil!
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:17 PM
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22. ahahahahahahahahhahaaa ROFLMAO!! |
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I think that we should arrest and prosecute all doctors caught with children, in order to prevent the further demand for the services of doctors in regards to future children.
After all, no one can tell ME that it's worthwhile to allow any child to be treated by any doctor, when the risk of death by doctor is so high!!
IF IT SAVES JUST ONE CHILD!!!!!!
:evilgrin:
(for the record, 100% joking. I work with kids in social services and am trying to work my way into an associated medical field)
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:31 PM
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"trying to work my way into an associated medical field"
Clearly yet more proof of the "med-love" culture that has run rampent throughout this nation.
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