You could have someone's eye out like that, you know. Surely the studentBMJ should send some kind of information to its contributors about the potential hazards of being a columnist. The fact is, just about everything we do carries a risk. Some risks are so negligible we act as if they don't exist.
Humans love to try to quantify risk.
Then we can form insurance companies and have big offices with wood panelling. Once the risks are quantified, the assumption is that we can then act on that knowledge in our own best interests. Therefore all medical students stay out of the sun, eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, and drink the odd glass of red wine only once they reach middle age. Loads of activities that are fun are also risky. Sure, you don't go backpacking around Asia in order to expose yourself to dangers.