* 3 people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

* 142 people were injured in 1998 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

* 58 people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.

* 31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.

* 19 people have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.

* Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling accidents.

* 101 people since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.

* 18 people had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.

* A massive 543 people were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.

* 5 people were injured last year in accidents involving out of control Scalectrix cars.

And finally,

* 8 people cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep while throwing up into the toilet.