How to avoid 'Avocado hand' this summer — a surprisingly common and serious injury

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“It’s shocking how many ER department visits are related to avocado hand-cutting injuries,” Matthew E. Rossheim, the lead author of the study and an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth,A recent study found that cutting avocados accounts for about 1 in every 50 knife injuries in America — here’s how to avoid Avocado hand.

“The hand is an incredibly complex organ with lots of tendons and nerves in a very small space,” Dr. Wolfe said. “It’s very easy to do a lot of damage there.” “Cutting an avocado seems so harmless, but we’ve seen some pretty bad injuries from it. By far and away the most injuries I’ve seen are from avocado injuries.”Christina Applegate announces daughter Sadie, 13, was diagnosed with POTS: 'I hate it for you'

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