holiday-related injuries

The holiday season is a festive occasion for both young and old. It is also a season fraught with hidden dangers. Everything from the decorations to the toys to the food holds the potential for causing injury unless care is taken.

Some of the more common injuries include falls from ladders while decorating, food poisoning or allergic reactions to ingredients, ingestion of small items or button batteries by children playing with the toys they received and burns from fires caused by cooking or decorations. Each year, these and other holiday-related injuries send tens of thousands of people to emergency rooms. For tips to help ensure you and your family enjoy the holiday from the safety of your home, read “8 Surprising Ways People Get Hurt During the Holiday.”