Holiday hazards and safety tips [infographic]

1. Just in time for that season of togetherness we present a few holiday hazards and safety tips for the butterfingered and accident-prone.
2. The most prevalent holiday hazards? Falls, injuries from toys and fires.
3. View the infographic to avoid these holiday hazards.

Winter wonderland?

There’s quite a bit to celebrate throughout December. Many go in for Advent and Christmas, whether they’re religious or not. Catholics get specific and mark the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8—the same day Buddhists commemorate Siddartha Gautauma’s attainment of enlightenment, called Bodhi Day—while Mexican Catholics go the extra mile and also observe the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the twelfth.

Hanukkah seems always to come either early or late, although it always shows up eventually. Since 1966, some Americans have celebrated Kwanzaa beginning December 26—the same as both Boxing Day in Britain and the Zoroastrian holiday of Zarathosht Diso, which solemnizes the death of Zoroaster, founder of one of the world’s oldest continuously practiced religions.

Neo-pagans make much of Yule, which notes the winter solstice. And everyone using the Gregorian calendar spends the final seconds of December 31 watching a gaudy TV special hosted by shellacked-haired pseudo-celebrities before hauling off to bed.

Amid all the good cheer there is, of course, danger. According to UCLA Health’s website, typical holiday-related injuries include:

• Falls while decorating (up to 160 per day)
• “Toy-related injuries,” with nonmotorized scooters being a major culprit
• Fires from cooking and decorative candles

That’s not to mention weather-related slips, trips and falls in chillier regions—or, conversely, heat stroke in Australia and much of the rest of the southern hemisphere.

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What are we to do, then, just give up celebrating altogether? Hardly! Review the infographic below for information on the eight most common holiday hazards and safety tips.

The infographic above has been provided by Safestart. You can download their other free holiday safety resources here.