Causes of Preventable Death

1. Cigarette Smoking

2. Alcohol

3. Medical malpractice

4. Traffic fatalities

5. Firearms

Note: #3 (80,000 deaths per year - one every 7 minutes) Number of deaths is calculated by MD’s that go to trial AND are found guilty (which is 1 in 6) meaning that the real number is 80,000 X 6.

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