[couchand]

> But I have tremendous power to protect against far more likely causes of harm like diabetes and heart disease and obesity.

Not to mention cars, guns, and drowning.

[dhxjsbd]

Guns? Cars? Small stuff ;)

I’m worried about medical malpractice. Quality stats are hard to come by, but it’s estimated to be up a top 3 killer after cancer and heart disease in the US!

[adrianN]

Probably not a top killer of children and young adults though.

[barry-cotter]

Could be. Children and young adults go to hospital too and if medical errors are third only to the two biggest killers, which children will not generally suffer from, medical error could plausibly be the biggest killer. More likely it’s trauma from doing stupid things but if medical error is that prevalent it certainly kills plenty of children.