Four Ways You’ll Hurt Yourself on Thanksgiving

According to a new study, the day after Thanksgiving is the second busiest day of the year for urgent care clinics. The day after Christmas is the busiest.

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Here are the top ways you might hurt yourself on Thanksgiving:

Cutting yourself while you're cooking, eating, or carving the turkey. Clinics see a 60% spike in cuts and other cooking-related injuries. And the main culprit is carving the turkey.
Getting food poisoning or just eating too much. 47% more people than average come in with gastrointestinal issues.
Burning yourself while you're cooking. They see 42% more burns than they normally do. You especially need to be careful if you're deep-frying a turkey.
Spraining an ankle or breaking a bone. They see 15% more broken bones and sprains than they usually do. And a lot of them are from people playing football in their backyard.