doctors 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners

[Guest guest]

The bit of humor below came on another list today. I thought

I'd pass it on as I do agree with the sentiments.

 

Alobar

 

>

> Think about this:

> 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.

>

> As a public health measure the statistics on lawyers have been

withheld

> for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical

attention.

>