Great answer/reply.
I actually work in Health Care..and have since late 80's.....And I was in a big Hosp. in SoCal.
Most young people @ that time...were dying of car wrecks, gun shots, OD's, or just plain accidents.
Had some childhood friends,,,die. Two were OD's...One was a hang gliding accident.
Had two cousins die in accidents...One a train..and one a car.