Friends and family are over at the house. People are yelling at the television screen as the football games are being played. Uncle John is drinking wine and passes out hitting his head on the floor.
Uncle John's plight is what you can expect on Thanksgiving. Here are the five most common ways to end up in the emergency room on Thanksgiving due to an accident:
1. Choking on a turkey bone - children are especially vulnerable to swallowing and choking on a turkey bone or a large piece of turkey meat that was not cut up.
2. Cutting a finger while carving the bird - make sure that you have plenty and light and a sharp knife when carving your turkey. Avoid carving the turkey around others that might distract you from the job at hand.
3. Lighting the kitchen on fire - Thanksgiving day is the most popular day for grease fires in the kitchen. If your kitchen happens to catch on fire, don't panic and attempt to put it out immediately. Of course, keep children and young ones from the oven and stovetop.
4. Getting burned by the oven - burns are the most common household injuries on Thanksgiving. Make sure that you immediately ice a burn.
5. Getting sick from the food - of course we don't want to embarrass Aunt Betty about her bad tasting cranberry sauce but if you suffer from food poisoning immediately seek attention in the emergency room
For a free consultation about your slip and fall or accident case, please contact The Citron Law Firm toll free at 877-550-4LAW.
