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Falling out of bed kills 600 Americans a year.[1] Should we regulate beds so that the distance between the mattress and the floor not exceed a few inches? [1]h
by defertoreptar 8y ago
Falling out of bed kills 600 Americans a year.[1] Should we regulate beds so that the distance between the mattress and the floor not exceed a few inches?
[1]http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1562978,00.html http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1562978...
- perl4ever 8y agoFor some years as a fairly young kid, in between a crib and a real bed, I had a mattress on the floor. When I was in college my freshman year, the dorms had bunk beds, and I worried about falling from the top, but never did. My parents were not especially concerned about the dangers of beds, bicycles, cars, drugs, alcohol, chainsaws, or lawnmowers when I was growing up. On the other hand they drew the line at motorcycles and guns. The only time I was seriously injured (concussion), it was bicycle related, FWIW. I don't know how you do a cost-benefit analysis for society when nobody particularly agrees on the benefits of something.
- sand500 8y agoJust because you didn't fall out of bed doesn't mean it doesn't happen https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-tech-student-suffers-severe-brain-injury-fall-from-bed/JZW1HxRDyOaICSVy5d9FEO/ https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-tech-student-suffers-severe...