Thanksgiving Day troubles, mishaps and illnesses: the top reasons for Thanksgiving Day emergencies

While everyone has their own Thanksgiving Day traditions, hopefully a trip to the emergency room isn't one of them.

"The holidays definitely bring in more patients into emergency rooms and urgent cares," said Jerry Power, FNP, Advance Practice Lead, Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care.

Thanksgiving Day can be one of the busiest days for emergency rooms. As a Mercy nurse practitioner, Power said not all situations require going to the emergency room when urgent cares are open and ready to handle accidents and other urgent medical needs that can happen on Thanksgiving when families gather to cook turkey, eat, drink and play.

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