How to prevent injuries during New Year's Eve celebrations

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- We're counting down to the New Year, with the shot acceptable to drop.

As we get acceptable to ringing successful 2026, wellness experts accidental the champion happening radical tin bash to hole for immoderate celebrations is to program ahead.

During past year's celebrations, the CHP reported 10 fatal crashes and 481 statewide arrests for drunk driving.

A designated operator not lone reduces the hazard but besides keeps radical retired of the hospital. But if you bash program to drink, wellness experts privation you to bash truthful responsibly.

Dr. Sakshi Joshi is simply a Family Medicine Physician with Kaiser Permanente successful Fresno.

"For wide guidelines, we don't urge much than 2 drinks a time for men and nary much than 1 portion a time for women," said Dr. Joshi. "Make definite you enactment precise good hydrated. Make definite you're eating done the evening truthful you tin assistance dilatory down the intoxicant absorption."

Alcohol-related injuries are not the lone accidents that travel done the exigency room. Doctors besides spot radical getting wounded from falls during the New Year. Burn injuries from fireworks are besides common.

"We bash urge that you presumption nonrecreational fireworks from a distance, of course," said Dr. Joshi. "But if you are going to usage your ain fireworks, we urge utilizing harmless and sane fireworks."

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says astir 14,700 radical were treated successful exigency rooms for firework-related injuries past year.

Dr. Sakshi urges radical to support fireworks distant from buildings and people, and to support their eyes and hands. Respiratory unwellness and viral infections are besides apical of caput for doctors.

"During this clip of the year, we spot a batch of the flu, RSV and communal colds arsenic well," said Dr. Joshi. "COVID is inactive going around."

Doctors accidental if you're going to beryllium astir household and friends during the celebrations, marque definite you're up to day with your vaccines. If you're feeling sick, marque definite to enactment home.

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