AMERICA is regarded by some as a wild and dangerous place. But violent inner cities and beasts roaming the great outdoors are just some of the potentially fatal situations that the average American faces. The National Safety Council has compiled a list of the odds of perishing in a variety of accidents which makes for sobering reading. Among the perils that could claim a life, poisoning is surprisingly likely. But don't imagine that bees, flammable nightwear or fireworks are without their (admittedly more remote) dangers too.

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