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Theo Bekkers
Guest
Terryc wrote:
> The real problem is that we do not know how many die by other ways
> for a real comparison.
>
> e.g. (unfortunately not Oz) the USA AMA recently published that their
> figures show that 106,000 die per annum in USA hospitals from drug
> allergies. If Australia is same proportion, then ~7066 die here each
> year, which is how many times our road toll?
The toll in medical "oopsies" in Oz is approx ten times the road toll. More
than 15,000 people ddie in hospitals from 'mistakes' made by their medical
carers.
250 people die per day in Victoria from all reasons, one from a road death.
Yes, road deaths are regrettable, but let's get some perspective.
Theo
> The real problem is that we do not know how many die by other ways
> for a real comparison.
>
> e.g. (unfortunately not Oz) the USA AMA recently published that their
> figures show that 106,000 die per annum in USA hospitals from drug
> allergies. If Australia is same proportion, then ~7066 die here each
> year, which is how many times our road toll?
The toll in medical "oopsies" in Oz is approx ten times the road toll. More
than 15,000 people ddie in hospitals from 'mistakes' made by their medical
carers.
250 people die per day in Victoria from all reasons, one from a road death.
Yes, road deaths are regrettable, but let's get some perspective.
Theo