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30% of holiday-related activities end in an injury


A new study shows that 30% of people who celebrate holiday-related activities end up injured somehow.
1.  13% have cut themselves while wrapping or opening presents.
2.  11% have slipped or tripped outdoors.
3.  10% have been hurt cooking during the holidays.
4.  6% have been burned by a candle.
5.  Another 6% have tripped or slipped over a holiday-related object.
6.  4% have fallen from a ladder . . . another 4% were hurt while standing on furniture while putting up décor.  And 3% have been injured while putting decorations or lights on the roof.
7.  3% have been injured by “a new toy.”
One of the biggest contributing factors to those injuries include the following 12% of those who say they were intoxicated at the time of their injury.

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