it was reported in the media that ms tiffany ong, aged 23 years, a female journalist with leading local magazine her world, slipped and fell in her bathroom on saturday night and found dead in her home on sunday.
she was pronounced dead at approximately 9pm by paramedics.
ms ong was said to be of good health and sporty as well as she was also a former national swimmer. it is not known why she fell and there were no visible bruises on her body.
the police is currently investigating it as a case of "unnatural death".
my comments:
surely such an untimely passing and our prayers and thoughts are with the ong family.
many articles have been written about the home where most accidents happen especially in the kitchen and bathroom, not only to infants and children, but often to adults and the elderly as well.
is this surprising?
honestly, no because this is the place where most of us will invariably spend most of our time confined to the 4 walls of our residence and statistics* will also confirm that most accidents occur in the home.
besides the dangers of a fire, another very common accident is falling or tripping over objects at home and the very likely place where this happens is in the bathroom.
*According to an analytic study by Korea Consumer Agency, conducted from January to July 2010, among 1,422 senior accidents reported to Korea Consumer Agency, 48.8%(694 cases) happened in a domestic environment. Especially, 50.0%(347 cases) of home accidents were caused by slippery surfaces of bathroom or room floors, or stairs.
why?
for starters, the files and flooring tend to be rather slippery when wet after a shower and therein lies the higher probability of falling here. this is a very real scenario as i myself have fallen in my bathroom after finishing the daily obligatory shower.
other than taking simple steps to make our homes, baby/child/adult/elderly safe, and installing fire alarms (with fire extinguishers within easy reach), there is still another recommendation that i will always present to my prospects/clientele which is to consider taking up 2 essential policies being the fire/home insurance and personal accident plan. (these are complimentary in any wealth protecion portfolio).
these policies can be tailored to each individual/family's needs and the pricing of the premiums can be said to be truly affordable.
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