The actual claim is something like this



The top five causes of death in the United States, in order, are tobacco, alcohol, medical malpractice, traffic and firearms. According to JAMA, doctors kill more people than auto accidents and guns.



Another website looks at the above claim and finds that they are comparing oranges to apples and with out any solid data. But then they do their own math and finds it could be true?



  • There are 700,000 physicians in the United States.

  • There are 120,000 accidental deaths in the United States caused by physicians every year, and the accidental death percentage per physician is 17.1%.

  • There are 80 million gun owners in the United States.

  • There are 1,500 accidental deaths from guns every year, regardless of age group, and the accidental death percentage per gun owner is 0.001875%.

This means, the letter points out, that doctors are 9,000 times more deadly than gun owners.


What is the actual statistics. Lets talk about current years. If data is not available, older data is acceptable.


http://skeptics.stackexch... -by-guns

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Rocky
I'm not surprised. There isn't a person on earth who hasn't made mistakes in their jobs. The problem I see is that when you make a mistake in the corporate world you just gather your guts and go in and tell the head honchos what you did and how you can fix it.

Doctors? Hmmmmmmmm......I don't think...
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Doctors bury their mistakes....
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Safari Woman
I try above all else to stay the heck away from doctors and hospitals. I've learned from past experiences just how dangerous they can be.....
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Janice  Vicks
Good thinking.
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