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Falling out of bed Party poppers
It’s surprising how many Pull the string and a tiny
people suffer bumps, charge inside a party
Lightning strikes bruises, cuts, and popper shoots streamers
fractures and end up into the air. But accidents
When a bolt of lightning hits
in ER after falling out caused by party poppers
the ground, the strike may
also hit people, causing of bed. Many are older are no cause for
burns or damage to people with a poor celebration. Doctors in ER
regularly see both adults
the nervous system. Doctors sense of balance. and children who have
in ER assess the injury and Young children are
also experts at falling been hit in the eye by
organize appropriate
treatment. The good news out of bed. the cap that flies off
is that there is only a one when the popper pops.
in three million chance of
being struck by lightning.

Charging cows Falling coconuts
Walking in the country near a field of What could be more idyllic than tall
cows should not cause problems. But coconut palms along a sandy beach?
cattle may react if they feel threatened, But those palm trees can also pose
especially if they have calves to protect. a danger. Coconuts weigh up to
Walkers, often those with dogs, have 8.8 lb (4 kg), and may fall from
been charged and trampled by cows, a height of 82 ft (25 m) to
arriving in ER with serious, and the ground. Anyone hit by a falling
sometimes fatal, injuries. coconut could end up in ER with
a concussion or even brain damage.

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