499 unintentional gun deaths / year https://everystat.org/ SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2019–2023. medication errors, preventable infections, venous thromboembolism, falls, and other preventable harms in hospitals = 400,000 https://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/patient-safety-action-plan/ One study reported that approximately 400,000 hospitalized patients experience some preventable harm each year, while another estimated that >200,000 patient deaths annually were due to preventable medical errors. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499956/