Go easy on the turkey this Thanksgiving Day. Registered Nurse Matt Erickson, the emergency department manager at Victoria General Hospital said the number one condition they usually see this weekend is abdominal pain B次元官网网址� from eating too much.
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Rich and fatty foods such as gravy or turkey skin can irritate people, especially those who have pre-existing abdominal conditions or gallbladder issues. Abdominal pain is what brings most of their patients into the emergency department at VGH year-round, but thereB次元官网网址檚 a B次元官网网址渟ignificant increaseB次元官网网址� around holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, Erickson said.
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Turkey dinners are also risky before taking the first bite. Although itB次元官网网址檚 not a high number, Erickson said the emergency room usually sees a couple of turkey-carving hand lacerations.
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Alcohol seems to be a common denominator in other Thanksgiving incidents, from driving and household injuries. VGH also sees an increase in traffic-related incidents whenever a holiday weekend inspires people to be close to family.
Most of the problems theyB次元官网网址檒l see in hospitalB次元官网网址檚 ER this Thanksgiving, Erickson said, can be prevented by common sense.
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