{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf540{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 helvetica;\f1\fswiss\fcharset0 arialmt;}{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww9000\viewh8400\viewkind0\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 >>narrator:\f1 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0 for the first time in a long time, ron hornfeels well enough to get out of bed and get some fresh air. a few weeks ago, ron was preppingthis tree stand for deer hunting season when he suddenly slipped and fell 2 stories tothe ground.\ >>ron horn: they found me about 4 o'clockthe next day, so i laid there about 20 hours. and it rained all night and the temperaturedropped.\
>>narrator: suffering from hypothermia, ronwas flown to ohio state university medical center. it was there doctors determined he'dbroken his hip, 7 ribs and two vertebrae. it's the kind of hunting accident some doctorshave come to expect.\ >>charles cook, md: what we found, actually,was that 50% of our admissions were suffering from falls, usually from their tree standsand only 30% of our admissions were gunshot wounds.\>>narrator: \f0 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0doctor charles cook of ohio state medical center just published a study on hunting injuriesthat shows falls - not weapons - pose the greatest risk to hunters. especially in themidwest and south where tree stands like these
are common. they're built to give huntersan advantage, but their size and height can prove dangerous.\>>charles cook: \f1 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0most of these aren't falls from 3 or 4 feet. the falls are anywhere from 10 to 15, sometimes20 or 30 feet.\ >>narrator:\f0 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0 and most of the time, hunters aren't wearinga safety harness. ron says he was lucky. even though he's been hunting safely most of hislife, he owes his life to his 10-year old daughter who found him. and he has advicefor anyone who sets out to hunt this fall.\ >>ron horn: i\f1 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
t just takes one time. one time of overlookingsimple safety rules that can cost you.\ >>narrator: at ohio state university medicalcenter, this is clark powell reporting.}