Do you have a source for this? Dog attacks being more common than car accidents seems extremely unlikely to me, given how prevalent car accidents are.
I really wouldn't expect a cellphone ban for students to result in a significant rise of delayed treatment for injuries caused specifically by dog attacks.
Even if dogs attacking students is such a common occurrence that it warrants consideration in this proposal (which I doubt), it's still a school. Teachers and other staff are around. Just have them call emergency services in case of injuries.
> Dog attacks and bites are…way more common than car accidents
This is nonsense.
There are on “average 337,103 ED visits each year for dog bites,” with an “annual incidence” of “1.1 per 1,000” [1]. This makes them “the 13th most common injury,” exceeding “those occurring on motorcycles (14th), to pedestrians (15th) and firearm gunshot injuries (16th).” These result, however, in just 30 to 50 deaths per year [2].
Motor vehicles killed over 40 thousand Americans in 2021 and 2022 [3]. They are the fourth most common injury in EDs, and by far the more fatal one.
I got a solution for you then. Any kid caught using their phone in school is expelled. We shall put personal responsibility and consequences as the primary objective. Does this solve your issue.
Version467|1 year ago
I really wouldn't expect a cellphone ban for students to result in a significant rise of delayed treatment for injuries caused specifically by dog attacks. Even if dogs attacking students is such a common occurrence that it warrants consideration in this proposal (which I doubt), it's still a school. Teachers and other staff are around. Just have them call emergency services in case of injuries.
trte9343r4|1 year ago
My point is that lighter attacks (scratches, jumping, sniffing, licking...) are so common, they can not even be reported.
If students have no cameras, many more teachers would bring their "pets" into school.
JumpCrisscross|1 year ago
This is nonsense.
There are on “average 337,103 ED visits each year for dog bites,” with an “annual incidence” of “1.1 per 1,000” [1]. This makes them “the 13th most common injury,” exceeding “those occurring on motorcycles (14th), to pedestrians (15th) and firearm gunshot injuries (16th).” These result, however, in just 30 to 50 deaths per year [2].
Motor vehicles killed over 40 thousand Americans in 2021 and 2022 [3]. They are the fourth most common injury in EDs, and by far the more fatal one.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6431755/
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_Uni...
[3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_...
card_zero|1 year ago
veunes|1 year ago
It is not accurate when looking at the statistics!
NotACop182|1 year ago
RealityVoid|1 year ago
Why don't you propose you just shoot them on the spot instead, that will teach them that actions have consequences and will scare them straight!
trte9343r4|1 year ago
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