Story highlights "A cool selfie can cost you your life," Interior Ministry states in a brochure

Russia's police force will hand out the safety guide to students and the general public

(CNN) Russian police are warning the public of a new danger: Death by selfie.

The country's police force is advocating for people to take 'safe selfies' in the wake of a string of deaths. According to Russian news agency Tass, there have been more than 10 deaths and about 100 accidents from individuals striking lethal poses this year.

"A cool selfie can cost you your life," the interior ministry states in a brochure which police will hand out to students and the general public.

This sort-of selfie, taken by Russian thrillseekers On the Roofs in Hong Kong, would be frowned upon by police in their home country.

The two-page guide contains infographics that resemble road signs, most of which are based on actual incidents -- such as the case of a 21-year-old Muscovite who accidentally shot herself in the head and a teenager from the Ryazan region who died after trying to take a photograph of herself on railway tracks.

Among the precarious situations they warn against are taking selfies with animals, on rooftops and with exposed live wires.

Volcano #selfie. When normal selfies are not extreme enough! pic.twitter.com/hSRWPDjfDX — George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) August 28, 2014

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