Economics - NHS Cases

Examples of what hospitals have to deal with each year.

Eating and drinking caused 42,000 casualties.
The harmless looking slipper caused 37,000 injuries.
Flowers may look safe, but that doesn't stop them injuring 3,500 a year.
Tissue paper injured over 1,500 people.
Clothes pegs and BLU-TACK kill several people.
14 people are seriously injured by mushrooms.
Eggs kill 17 a year.
95 are hurt by wooden spoons.
103 by frying pans.
40 by cheese.
398 people injured while falling off toilets.
4,400 people are injured every year pulling on their trousers!
6,585 accidents are caused by socks/tights.
Pyjamas cause 768 injuries a year.
Dressing gowns account for 691.
12,170 people were injured by vegetables.
520 ice cream related accidents each year.
Magazines inflict nearly 3,000 injuries.
Toothbrushes claim 500 victims.
Cotton buds can claim an astonishing 880 victims.
Christmas tree lights kill 80 people a year (or in one month presumably).
The personal stereo kills 80 people a year.
Hardhats were involved in 214 home or leisure accidents.
Saucepans were involved in 262.
67,000 people go to casualty departments every year because of accidents with packaging.

Remember - these people are allowed to vote!!!!!!!!!

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