According to
Popular Mechanics’s recent article, “How Not to Die: 20 Survival Tips You Must Know,” “accidents are the leading cause of death among U.S. men 18 to 50 years old.” What’s most surprising about this article is that many of the unintentional deaths described occurred while the victim was performing an everyday task like mowing the lawn, watching a live baseball game, or getting snacks from the vending machine!
This article illustrates how easy it is to misinterpret or fail to register signals of imminent danger in various situations. So
Popular Mechanics offers its readers signs to recognize these easy-to-miss risks and ways to avoid or survive them. Some of the risks that they talk about include things like electric-shock drowning, ATV accidents, effects of using generators incorrectly, and health-related issues like hypothermia and what can happen if you drink too much water!
Check out more of the
Popular Mechanics article, “
How Not to Die: 20 Survival Tips You Must Know,” to learn how to protect yourself from unseen dangers.
Also, to beef up your survival skills check out these articles:
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Preparedness Tips: Portable Generators Need Maintenance?!”
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First Aid for Hypothermia and Frostbite”
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The Real Signs of Drowning”
