Stay Safe This Memorial Day and Summer: Tips to Avoid the Emergency Room
Trauma Surgeon Urges Caution as Seasonal Activities Increase Injuries
While summer and travel are practically synonymous for most of us, a trip to the emergency room is never in anyone’s plans. For trauma surgeons nationwide, holidays like Memorial Day and summertime have always been busier than the winter months.
“Unfortunately, there’s more alcohol usage. There's an increasing incidence of people being out and about and doing fun things again. Those fun things can sometimes come with an increased incidence of injury,” said Brittany K. Bankhead, M.D., a trauma surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
