Conversely, people tripping over and having minor falls, which at best could have caused a broken bone, but invariably it led to a coma, followed by death. I'm looking at you now, writers of "The Feud".
Also the comical series of events - as a child I was an avid watcher of Neighbours, and even at such a young age I found it hysterically unbelievable. What were the chances of Helen Daniels faulty garage door closing itself at the same time one of her grandchildren left a skateboard out, which of course she slipped on as she got out her car to reopen the door, leaving the engine running, and her lying with unable to move with the mouth practically around the exhaust pipe.
Or on the one and only time we saw Madge cooking chips, tripping on a child's toy, out cold on the kitchen floor, with the chips bubbling away and Sky sitting in her high chair screaming...thank goodness Toby needed to ring home, because when the phone was answered by Bouncer the Labrador knocking the receiver to the floor, he instinctively knew something was wrong and saved the day.