Festive cheer can leave you in pain
MEDICS have warned that celebrating Christmas can seriously damage your health.
Popping champagne corks and carving the turkey after over-imbibing are among the riskiest ways to spend the festive season.
Dr John Heyworth, an emergency consultant at Southampton General Hospital, said: “Every Christmas without fail we see the same injuries.
“People are likely to burn themselves on the oven or cut themselves as they carve the turkey – particularly if they have been drinking alcohol.
Sister Emma Powditch added: “The main problems people come in with over Christmas include scratches to the eye from Christmas tree branches, as they place and retrieve gifts from under the tree, and corks hitting the eye.”
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents estimates more 80,000 people are likely to attend hospital after a Yuletide mishap in the home.