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fishweewee · 03-24-2003, 05:42 PM

Number of physicians in the US: 700,000.

Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000.

Accidental deaths per physician.... 0.171

(U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Makes you wonder - you have a 17.1% chance of getting killed by your doctor.

I think I would feel better as an Iraqi soldier!

03-24-2003, 05:42 PM	#1
fishweewee Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: . Posts: 5,935	Interesting Factoid: Doctors Kill More Americans Than U.S. Soldiers Will Kill Iraqis Number of physicians in the US: 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician.... 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Makes you wonder - you have a 17.1% chance of getting killed by your doctor. I think I would feel better as an Iraqi soldier!