Risk Management Magazine

I was knocked unconscious when my head struck the door pillar. The screaming voice of a motorist who had stopped to render aid woke me up. I had a massive headache but was otherwise uninjured.

The Army is not immune to pedestrian accidents. According to U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center statistics, over the past four fiscal years, at least 21 Soldiers died in pedestrian mishaps.

Hundreds of people die every year from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Most of us, however, are still unaware of the dangers of this potentially lethal gas.