The reporters E-Mail is according to the story.
Maybe a letter to her would clear up some of the questions.
"WoodButcher" wrote in message
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What a thoroughly useless and typical report from the alarmist press.

Consumer injuries tripled, but no quantification on how much sales had
increased. The rate of injury is what is key here. If sales more than
tripled, then the injury rate decreased - ergo no problem. But that
doesn't provide a juicy story and advance the career of the reporter.

Another facet ignored is the higher injury rate for new users than for
experienced
users. I'd venture to guess that the percentage of new users is much
higher for
consumers than for professionals.

Critical thinking is a sorely missing skill in today's news organizations.

On the plus side at least there was no call for increased or new
government
regulation of this serious threat to society.

Art


"LarryLev" wrote in message
oups.com...
Nail-Gun Injuries Among Consumers Rise With Sales, U.S. Says

By Elizabeth Lopatto

April 12 (Bloomberg) -- Nail-gun injuries among U.S. consumers tripled
from 1991 to 2005 as the products became more readily available, a
report says.

In 2005, 13,400 people sought emergency care for harm related to the
tools, researcher's said in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report. The most-common injuries were puncture wounds, with or without
the injection of foreign objects such nails into the body, which
together accounted for 87 percent of the reported incidents.

The nail-gun injuries have extended to homes and garages what formerly
was a hazard seen mostly in workplaces, such as construction sites,
according to the report, published by the Atlanta-based Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.

More at:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...a L.mrOzJLDmQ