Lyme Disease
Risky hobbies
Hazardous Occupations (2011)
Poisons
Weekend Warriors
100
Tick repellants should contain 20% of this.
What is DEET?
100
The chances of a fatal jump of this kind are only about 1 in 500,000.
What is bungee jumping?
100
56 people in this home repair occupation die each year.
Who are roofers?
100
Call this number for poison emergencies or for questions.
What is 1-800-222-1222? This number automatically connects to the poison center for your area. Call 911 if a person has collapsed or stopped breathing.
100
36,000 ER cases a year are the result of this, usually gas powered, hand power tool.
What is a chain saw?
200
Called Erythema migrans
What is the name of the Lyme disease rash?
200
The chances of dying is 1 in 34,400 doing this .... unless you have gills.
What is scuba diving?
200
63 of these car drivers died in crashes. Maybe it would have been lower if they still made Checkers.
Who are taxi drivers?
200
If it's been 10 years since your last one, you should get this. Especially if you like to walk barefoot.
What is a tetanus shot? Tetanus bacteria, which live in dirt, can sneak in through a cut caused by anything (not only rusty nails)
200
29,000 people a year end up in the ER from using this stationary power tool.
What is a table saw?
300
Lyme disease was first recognized in 1975 in Lyme CT when researchers investigated a large number of children diagnosed with this.
What is juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
300
The chances of dying from doing this is about 1 in 1750. It's a hard landing - look out below!
What is rock climbing.
300
Most of the 72 deaths in this occupation landed in Alaska.
Who are pilots?
300
This life-threatening emergency strikes after prolonged exposure to sun or heat.
What is heat stroke? In heat stroke, the body temperature rises above 103 degrees and may shoot above 106 degrees within 10 to 15 minutes. The skin will stop perspiring and turn red and dry. Dizziness, nausea, confusion and a loss of consciousness may soon follow. The afflicted individual may go into shock and die rapidly after the onset of symptoms. Cooling the person off and providing electrolyte-containing drinks may be enough to prevent further development of a heat emergency
300
37,000 people a year end up in the hospital (with 95 deaths) thanks to these suburban vehicles.
What is a riding lawn mower?
400
Wear long sleeves and long pants ant this type of clothing when in areas where ticks are likely to be found.
What is light colored clothing?
400
Roughly 1 in 1,000 of these 2 wheeled racers will die.
Who are motorcycle racers?
400
260 of these workers died on the job - many getting you your groceries.
Who are farmers and ranchers?
400
Each year, about 76 million people in the United States become ill from this.
What is food poisoning?
400
These tools put 5,700 patients a year into the ER, with 600 finger amputations, during the winter time.
What is a snow blower?
500
The state with the highest number of reported Lyme disease cases.
What is Pennsylvania? (2011) 1 Pennsylvania 5,362 2 New York 4,490 3 New Jersey 4,262 4 Wisconsin 3,649 5 Connecticut 3,039 6 Massachusetts 2,476 7 Minnesota 2,124 8 Maryland 1,351 9 New Hampshire 1,299 10 Virginia 1,023
500
About 1 in every 560 perish doing this winged activity.
What is hang gliding?
500
The highest number of occupational deaths, 759, were in this line of work. Keep on ...
Who are truck drivers?
500
This is one of the two meats most likely to give you food poisoning.
What are ground beef or chicken? These are most likely to cause hospitalization for food poisoning, while chicken nuggets, ham, and sausage posed the least risk of illness due to exposure to pathogens like salmonella, E. coli, and listeria.
500
Half of all accidental deaths in the home are caused by this event - often highlighted in National Grid safety publications..
What are falls? Most fall injuries in the home happen at ground level, not from an elevation.
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