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The uncomfortable truth that we all want to avoid is that someday, we’ll all die. However, until that moment comes, it’s up to us to ensure that our lives have purpose and meaning, that we leave behind a positive legacy, and that we get to enjoy as many awesome things as we can. The longer we live, the more time we have to do all of those fun things with great people. That’s why we take care of our health and avoid taking dumb risks.

However, when you sit down and think about it, there are far more risks to our health out there than many of us realize—and many of them aren’t all that apparent. Redditor u/adventure21mc started up a viral thread on the r/AskReddit online group, asking internet users about the things that cause death “more than people realize,” and many shared their thoughts. You’ll probably be more careful in the future, as you’ll never look at things like driving while sleepy and avoiding treating dental problems the same way again.

Keep in mind, though, that the purpose of this article isn’t to make you scared, simply to make you more aware of what reality can be like, without any frills. There is no such thing as being ‘perfectly safe.’ We can do our best to avoid many dangers, and we shouldn’t stop living our lives because we’re too frightened of getting hurt.

We reached out to redditor u/adventure21mc for a friendly chat about their viral thread, how to balance safety with living to the fullest, and how to make life feel more purposeful. The OP was kind enough to answer Bored Panda's questions. "I think my post resonated with many people due to them discovering that many common causes of death go unreported or underreported. While I did get a few responses I was expecting (alcoholism, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc.), I did not know stairs and tripping kill thousands of people every year," they said.

"In addition, what inspired me to make this post was the hundreds of thousands of people who die every year due to medical malpractice, which is a very common form of death that nevertheless goes underreported or ignored by society." Read on for the rest of our interview with the author of the thread.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Texting and driving.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This must be on top! Because it also causes other people to die for a totally stupid and selfish behavior.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Covid. People don't take it seriously enough. They don't mask. They don't get vaccinated.

One of my friends lost two members of her family at the same time from covid - and both of them were fairly young people, not old people.

Covid can also mess you up. One of my family members has long covid, and she has been seriously damaged now for seven months. Sleeps 16 hours a day, has trouble eating, brain fog, weakness.

Covid kills and it also cripples, and people pretend we aren't still in the middle of a pandemic. They act like it's no big deal.

It's a big deal.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Stress. Your body can only handle so much of it and it’s labeled the “silent killer” for that reason. With your high blood pressure and the 5 hours of sleep a night because of the stress, It will creep up on you sooner than you think.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Waking up in the middle of the night with a heart thumping like mad... Being tired all the time, having things to do but just can't bc it's too hard to find motivation.

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Some people can feel completely overwhelmed, anxious, and fearful for their safety after hearing about all the potential risks waiting for them just going about their daily lives. Bored Panda wanted to get redditor u/adventure21mc's opinion on how to live one's life to the fullest, while also staying safe.

"In my eyes, being alert and trusting your instincts is a good way to balance safety and living life well. While I don't think you should go through life being cynical about everything, having a backup plan and looking for potential warning signs in your life is a good way to avoid potential danger in death," they explained.

"While death may come for us all eventually, taking precautions and taking care of yourself physically and mentally is a good way of increasing your chances of having a longer lifespan."
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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Depression is responsible for 850,000 deaths anually.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Falling coconuts cause about 150 deaths annually

Coconuts [take out] around 150 people worldwide each year, which makes them about ten times more dangerous than sharks.

But the moment you suggest coconut week everyone acts like you're the weird one.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Driving while sleepy.

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In the thread author's opinion, "life is about enjoyment and the memories we make. Life, to our current knowledge, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we should make use of that opportunity through memories (preferably good, though bad memories are inevitable)."

They told Bored Panda that struggles in life are unavoidable and there will be many of them. However, "enjoying the world, making good memories, and forging relationships with friends and family will do wonders in living life to the fullest and making it more purposeful."

Redditor u/adventure21mc opened up to us that though they're happy that their post got so many upvotes and comments, they feel "a little embarrassed" that their "most upvoted comment on Reddit ever asked about a subject as dark and morbid as death."
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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think I legitimately say smoking cigarettes. I watched my mom (lung cancer), dad (bladder cancer), both grandfathers (lung and throat cancer), one grandmother ( brain cancer) and an aunt ( throat cancer but never smoked, had lived with smokers since birth)die very slowly and very painfully from decades of smoking/exposure. I smoked for 20+ years, quit 8 years ago while I was still in my 30s, but I have 2 older sisters that smoke like crazy and I hate to say it, but I am starting to see the really bad signs I saw with my other family members who passed.
If you smoke, it's going to [take you out].
Yeah, yeah, yeah.. you gotta die sometime, but do you really want it to be while you're gurgling words through a hole in your neck, begging for an extra push of morphine to dampen the pain as all your organs slowly fail?
Just. Quit.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if it’s a quick illness, like my dad ( lung, spine and brain cancer) it’s a horrible end that erases any happy memories of that person for a long time

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Untreated dental problems. A cavity left untreated can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree on that but dental care is super expensive for some people...

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Grief. People think it's a myth but you can die of a broken heart.

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The fact of the matter is that there are many things that we simply can’t control. And that’s a problem because human beings want certainty and routine in their lives. They help us feel safe and ensure that we can plan for the future. So when something unpredictable happens to us, we can feel disappointed, frustrated, lost, and even traumatized, depending on the severity of the event.

However, the last thing that we want to do is to run away from these uncomfortable feelings. Instead, we ought to try embracing the fact that life on Planet Earth can be unpredictable and uncertain at times. Not everything will go to plan. Bad things happen to good people. We’ll never be prepared for all bad outcomes.

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So we’re left with doing the best that we can and letting go of the need to control what’s essentially uncontrollable. We can change how we react to what’s happening to us and can adjust our expectations. Meanwhile, embracing the chaos can, in turn, help us become more resilient.

The things that we can control include what we eat, how much we exercise and spend outdoors, whether we get enough sleep and practice good hygiene, as well as whether we have meaningful relationships with others, how we deal with stress, and what we do in our spare time. That's on top of being more aware of our surroundings (are you watching where you're going? Do you look both ways before crossing the street) and knowing the basics of what to do in case of an emergency.
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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think This is going to get buried since I’m answering so late in the game…

Not a cause of death, but still extremely important info that I am constantly telling others about: suffering a spinal cord injury from diving into water.

I’m a quadriplegic and run a nonprofit that works with people after they suffer a spinal cord injury. Other than car accidents, diving into water is the second most common cause for spinal cord injuries that we see. The worst part about it is that it is probably the most preventable cause.

I’m constantly amazed that people will dive into water without knowing how deep it is, or even just jumping headfirst into an oncoming wave on the beach. If you are going to dive into the water, dive straight out, not down so that your head will potentially hit the bottom or a submerged object that you didn’t know was there. If you have kids, teach this PLEASE!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have seen SO many YouTube videos of people careless driving in bodies of water with unknown depth (i. e. Flooded roads/areas , creeks...). Some of them just ruined their cars, others drowned. It's just baffling to see someone maneuvering around roadblocks or stopped vehicles "because this little water is no problem to conquer with my driving skills" 🤦‍♀️

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Homelessness.

So many people want to seem like they care, but nobody wants to face the grim fact that **hundreds, if not thousands, of people in America freeze to death on the streets in the winter.**

People are homeless for a variety of reasons; myself, I was getting away from abusers and had nowhere to go. I never got into hard drugs, but I easily could have, and many people do. That’s the thing—drug abuse usually doesn’t cause homelessness; homelessness consistently causes drug abuse.) And in that time I met people who became homeless due to disability, the death of a partner, the death of a parent, medical expenses from cancer treatments—and maybe literally 3-5 people who became homeless because of their drug habit, but they were VERY MUCH SO in the minority.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When homeless it's very easy to drink or take drugs to block out what you are dealing with. I stuck with cannabis when I was homeless, but I could easily have taken something stronger. I did once try crack but really didn't like the come down so never did it again.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Child birth. Oddly enough still somewhat dangerous. Obviously much safer than it used to be, but there can be pretty serious complications. People seem to think its totally risk free these days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Safer than it used to be, depending on where you live. In the developed world, sure. In Somalia or Yemen? Not so much.

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According to the CDC’s data from 2020, the leading causes of death in the United States include heart disease (696,962 deaths), cancer (602,350), Covid-19 (350,831), accidents (200,955), stroke (160,264), and chronic lower respiratory diseases (152,657).

That year, Alzheimer’s disease claimed 134,242 lives. Diabetes killed 102,188 Americans, while influenza and pneumonia were responsible for the untimely death of 53,544 people. Nephritis (kidney inflammation), nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis also claimed the lives of 52,547 people.
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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Female heart attacks. We tend to feel pain from other places other than the chest. Never even realized it was a heart attack.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I had my heart attack in November it was the last thing it never crossed my mind that was what was happening. I had pain in my back very similar to kidney stones, which I'm very prone to having plus I've had several back surgeries and including spinal fusion, except the pain was on both sides. I endured it off and on for over ten hours. It was only when I got to the point of not being able to stand up much less walk that I finally broke down and went to the hospital. By that time I was so dizzy and short of breath I couldn't sit up straight in a wheelchair. Only then, withy pulse pounding in my head, did I begin to think it could be cardiac related. No chest pain at all, no sweating, no nausea, no classic symptoms for hours. Back pain, which I endure every... Single... Day... Only difference was it being a bit more intense right out of the gate instead of a gradual buildup. Tl;dr-if your back hurts and it seems a bit different at all, go get checked ladies!

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Chiropractors.

Although the exact number of deaths is unclear due to lack of documentation, it's estimated that at least 40 people per year (in the US) die from chiropractic manipulation.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Mosquitoes.

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That's right! Mosquitoes [take out] one million people a year. One MILLION. For context, the next animal is comically humans themselves, with 135 thousand homicides.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Malaria, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever... and itching >:(

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Globally, the leading causes of death are cardiovascular diseases while cancers are in second place. High blood pressure, smoking, obesity, high blood sugar, and air pollution are also to blame for many health problems.

However, the causes of death can vary quite significantly from country to country. Broadly speaking, non-communicable diseases cause the most harm in rich countries. Meanwhile, infectious diseases are the most dangerous in lower-income countries, according to ‘Our World in Data.’ This is slowly changing, and fewer people are dying due to infectious diseases, but more are losing their lives because of non-communicable ones.
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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Abusive romantic partners.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People usually think of physical abuse with this and being directly killed by your partner. Verbal and emotional abuse are just as bad and can lead to a lot of the other things on this list; stress, depression, homelessness.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Mozzarella sticks. Statistically the most choked on food.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

US, after Kinder it's time to ban mozzarella sticks! Everyone's safety is at stake! (What about guns? Move on! There's nothing to see!)

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Loneliness.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Air pollution from fossil fuel burning & heavy industry, mostly in China & India. The number of premature deaths from air pollution is estimated at 6 - 7 million per year. Put another way, fossil fuels cause more deaths every 2 - 3 weeks than nuclear power has in its entire history even if you do the completely dishonest thing of including Hiroshima & Nagasaki in that total.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think UTIs. They can EASILY turn into sepsis. My mother has nearly died twice from a UTI she had no symptoms of until she was septic. And she has lingering issues from the sepsis 5 years ago.

UTIs seem like no big deal but get your a*s to the doctor for antibiotics right away. They can kill you before you know it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it burns when you pee, a risk of blood infection there will be :)

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Selfies, in obviously dangerous situations.

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Schools banned field trips in our region before for a year or two due to three different incidents of students trying taking a selfie during a field trip.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Influenza. Just regular old flu. Many people ignore it thinking it'll go away on its own. Globally the number per year is usually between 300k and 500k. In the US it can be anywhere from 12k to 50k per year.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only there was some kind of..... ah yes! A vaccine! That can reduce the severity of symptoms and prevent fatalities! Who woulda thunk it? I know the antivaxxers will come after me for this post but quite frankly, I don't give a hoot.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Anorexia has a higher death rate than depression. It has the highest death rate among all mental disorders

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But sure, body image isn't a relevant problem, especially not in women... /s

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think “Hey! Watch this!”

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Left-handed people using right-handed tools.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why we always ask for the left-handed screwdriver!

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Stairs.

20 million severe injuries each year and at least 200.000 death from consequences of the fall. Both my grandparents died because of a fall.

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Alcoholism causing liver failure and its on the rise in the USA.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not just liver failure. Oesophageal cancer, kidney faliure, heart disease...all sorts of nasties. And trying to quit drinking cold turkey can cause hallucinations, seizures and even cardiac arrest - never, ever try it! Cold turkey is for opiates only (opiate withdrawal hurts like f**k but isn't actually dangerous).

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Street fights.

You watch some Hollywood blockbusters and some MMA fights and you think you can do it too. I've seen stories of a guy minding his own business and gets rocked on the side of his head. It disconnected his spine and he was dead before he hit the ground. There was another story maybe a year ago of a scuffle where a guy was stabbed in the neck and bled out to the point of being unable to stand within 10 seconds. Stop f*****g around, it's not worth your life.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else remember when so many people were getting king-hit on the streets that they decided to bring in laws specifically surrounding one-punch attacks?

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Odd fact I learned over New Years, Champagne corks [take out] more people that spiders on average every year. I think the yearly average is 34 deaths.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Losing an eye, I could understand that, but dying? Is that gunpowder champagne?

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Falling in the bathroom, especially the shower.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes to this, I lost my aunt and uncle after they slipped in the bathroom

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Tripping. On average around 17k people a year in the US die from injuries incurred after tripping and falling.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Particularly for older people. Working in aged care, I've seen relatively healthy and active older folks have a fall, break a hip and die within a few months.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Tetanus. Get your vax up to date, it's ugly.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tbh it's very unlikely to catch tetanus, but if you do you're on the road to die in the most painfully, gruesome way. The spasms can get so intense that they break bones in your spine

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think High Blood Pressure. It sneaks up on you and you don't know about it or don't care but its the underlying cause of so many deaths.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a silent killer because it often has no symptoms. Untreated hypertension is the leading cause of cardiomyopathy which weakens your heart muscle. Over time the heart muscle dilates because it struggles to pump blood and has to work too hard. This can lead to fatal arrhythmia (irregular heart beats) and ultimately death. Get your blood pressure checked often and if a doctor prescribes medication take it!

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Ladders. Ladders [take out] around 300 people/year in the US.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do we really need "[take out]" as a euphemism for "KILL"? The word is KILL, BP, KILL. If you won't post it, we will!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are there people out there who think ladders aren't dangerous? I've never met any of those people.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a rule in our house, ladders only with company. Learned that the hard way.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am *very* reluctant to do any kind of above head height work at home because I live on my own, and the only ladder I have is a wooden one that's older than I am.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Customer insisted my husband use a ladder on a dust sheet once. Of course it slipped and he hit his ribs on the corner of a washing machine and was in agony for weeks. He now tells any customer asking this that it breaks Health & Safety guidelines and refuses. He'll clean up any mess he makes but he's not putting a dust sheet under any ladders ever again.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're over 55, have a spotter for your own safety. If you're over 65- contract it out.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry to ask... but why can not be use a normal expression instead if [take out]? I just can not find the logic in it. Please help!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People not properly maintaining their ladders, unless you have autonomous ladders.

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Untreated infections. Your body will become septic, in which it essentially kills itself trying to kill off whatever infection one has.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first thought is why would anyone ignore an infection? But I live in a country with Universal Health Care.

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Diabetes ... its not always the disease itself that kills you its all the co morbidity that comes with it.

Swelling , prone to infection , organ damage , eye damage, limb loss even cutting ur own toenails keeping feet free from cuts ... tiny scratches that can turn into cellulitis then sepsis .

Yeah don't recommend it

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother has type 2, and regularly fails to look after herself. Two minor strokes and counting, and heart disease. I’ve told her straight up that I’ll be starting funeral arrangements after the next one because sure as hell she won’t make it back..and it gives me the shits

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Alcohol withdrawal. As a person that has has many withdrawals people don’t seem to understand how potentially serious the withdrawals are, especially done without medical assistance. Thank f**k I don’t have to go through that s**t.

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Well, here we go.

Not exactly a huge surprise but once upon a time I worked with a regional set of hospitals coordinating nationwide cause of death reports and statistics.

- 80% of all organ donor tissues cannot be accepted due to safety concerns around organ recovery.

- I won't say how much, but a surprisingly high percentage of successful organ donors are motorcyclists.

- Cheerleading , particularly involving gymnastic/aerobatic actions is one of , if not the leading causes of death for young women under 18.

- Football, is a major cause of CTE, and an unexpectedly large number of football and hockey players die in younger life.

- Gunshot injuries and suicides are seasonal, something you can discern by way of the death-rate in provinces and territories where it is dark for long periods of winter, Seasonal Affective Disorder is no joke. Talk to your physician first but SAD can be treated with Vitamin D and getting as much sunlight exposure as possible.

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Medical malpractice. One hears about it, but one doesn't really hear that much about it. It's not reported in the media, there aren't any loud groups screeching about it all the time, but medical malpractice results in around 300,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the CDC. Compare this to all firearm related deaths, including suicide (which make up about half of all firearm deaths in the U.S.).

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think I got this one because it was one of the first facts I learned on reddit: a bottle of minced garlic past it's due date. Literally poison and an incredibly painful death.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg, I keep mine for months and months. Why isn't there a life or death warning?? Actually I call bs here

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Forgetting kids inside cars.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was an extremely sad case of this about 3 or 4 years ago in the UK. A parent (the mother, I think) parked her car with her child inside on a harbour slipway and the handbrake failed. They initially thought the car had been stolen and then realised what had happened. The poor child had drowned in the back seat.

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Pneumonia.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pneumonia is the most common complication of flu... nasty combination.

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Aneurysms f**k you up out of nowhere.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The blood vessel equivalent of a water balloon. If they're not causing a stroke or a heart attack, they're haemorrhaging into god only knows where else...

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Tylenol.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Shoveling snow. I have two family friends pass from heart attacks associated to shoveling the snow

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Lack of meaningful relationships, the health impact of not having social ties is on par with smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

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Hippos.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Deadliest combo: a hippo high in a coconut palm tree, opening a champagne bottle.

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Walking on frozen lakes and ponds.

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Sleep apnea causes heart attacks. If you snore get a sleep study done.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My doctor wanted me to get sleep study done because of low energy and tiredness. I checked to see how much. Insurance doesn't cover it so it will cost me almost 1200. I didn't get it done and not planning to anytime soon. Even though doctor said I need it, insurance said I didn't and people say single payer will have bureaucracy and claims will be denied. Like it's not already here.

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Toxic shock from a combination of an injury, bad sanitation and inadequate medical facilities. It usually happens in 3rd world countries that tourists love to visit and get drunk in. One wrong step in the wrong footwear. Its bye bye time

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Lack of sleep causing psychosis.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hallucinations AND paranoia both. Not the greatest combination of effects when you're already about to drop.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Constipation. About 900 deaths per year.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Causes people to pass out and fall off the camode a lot as well

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Cows, in America, they [take out] 22 people per year, on average.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where do they take them out to? A nice restaurant? The movies, perhaps?

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STDs like the HPV virus cause cervical, vaginal, vulgar, a**l, and head and neck cancer. Often these cancers can be cured with intense radiotherapy, surgery, and chemotherapy but also many die

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also a major cause of throat cancer in men. We have begun to give HPV vaccines but it should be more widespread..

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Water, essential to live, but used improperly will kill you.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A radio station had a contest once for who could drink the most water and hold their bladder the longest and a woman died. https://insiderexclusive.com/radios-deadly-stunts-the-jennifer-strange-story/

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Deer are responsible for about 200 deaths per year due to car accidents.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Icicles.

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Diarrhea.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A neighbor of my mother had diarrhea. 84 years old, she was hospitalized. She died of… dehydration… in the hospital… Her children did not sue, but they could have.

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Not going to the doctor regularly. We should have a plan like maintenance on a car. Regular oil change and checkups, at a certain mileage get the transmission checked, etc.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Austria you have the right to one free general health checkup per year. It's a great concept!

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Working hard, it destroys you mentally and leaves you pretty stressed. So a lot of people rely on vices to forcefully unwind which leads into bad habits and makes it harder to keep up good habits.

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Vending machines falling on top of them.

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Bad nutrition.

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Dogs. The US does a good job with rabies vaccination, unfortunately it's not the same for all countries.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Luckily rabies has been eradicated here in the UK. A very nasty and incurable disease.

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ADHD

Researchers have identified ADHD as a key risk factor in premature death among adults. A study published in The Lancet showed that people with ADHD have a lower life expectancy and are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the disorder.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder which possible aspects of adhd factor in.. impulsiveness, delayed sleep patterns, inattentiveness in risky situations?

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"Mozzarella Sticks": 40 Life-Threatening Things That Are More Deadly Than Most People Think Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.

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Tree wells.

Stay safe skiers and boarders.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tree wells are voids of loose snow under the branches of trees. Since this area is sheltered by the branches it doesn't get the same snow fall as the surrounding area so if a hiker steps under a tree to rest they can fall into this hole and become trapped and either suffocate or freeze to death.

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Obesity-caused illnesses.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many in the US want us to believe that this isn’t deadly or even treatable it’s ridiculous. Yes you should love yourself but you should also love yourself enough to want to take care of the only body you have to exist in.

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Not staying hydrated. Being dehydrated literally ages your cells faster as well as allows for toxins to bundle up and expand in your body leading to disease. Drink water.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is no such thing as "toxins" that build up in the body. The kidneys and liver filter the blood just fine. If those organs are diseased then the blood becomes toxic. There is also no such thing as toxins in the intestinal tract either.The colon normally handles toxic fecal matter in everyone. The closest thing to what alternative medicine claims to be "toxins" is an imbalance in the gut bacteria.

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Seizures....
According to WHO statistics, More people die from a seizure every year that die of breast cancer. It is the second leading neurological issue only to depression and 9/10 people in the world will have at least one seizure in their lifetime however very little is known or taught about a seizure and what is known or "taught" is not usually correct.
1) Not all seizures are "Grand Mall" and if you see someone have a Grand mall seizure never stick something in their mouth, this can in most cases cause more injury and more likely cause death than the person biting down on their own tongue.
2) any seizure can kill a person. it is an electrical storm in the brain causing a lack of oxygen to part or all of the brain. And Any seizure can cause permanent damage.
3) Most seizures are not drug induced and actually have no medical reason ever found to what caused the seizure to happen.

Both causes of death are traumatic, however there are things that can be taught in every day life to lower the death percentage of seizure deaths.

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Heart attacks/Heart Disease.

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Common colds for elderly people. Lost 3 of my 4 grandparents to one, that turned into pneumonia and at that advanced age ☠️... Funny no lockdowns for it though.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandmother has been sick for three weeks because my dumbass uncle brought his snotty grandchildren to visit her. "They don't have covid." Yeah, but she's 95 and weak, the common cold can kill her. I'm fuming every time I think of it.

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Transphobia.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, any kind of hate-preaching ideology can lead to senseless violence...

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