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Author: Katrina Iverson, MD Educational Pearls: The winter holiday months present a unique picture of patient presentations to the emergency department Some of the unique presentations include: Children falling off Santa's lap Sledding injuries Falling off ladders Lacerations, ingestion, and insertion of broken ornaments (pediatrics) Parents tend to hurt themselves on their children's toys References: Lauche R, et al. (2018). 'Santa baby, hurry [extra carefully] down the chimney tonight' – Prevalence of Christmas related injuries 2007–2016 in the United States: Observational study. Advances in Integrative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2018.11.004 https://areyouawellbeing.texashealth.org/common-winter-injuries/ Summarized by Travis Barlock, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD