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Your neighbor's Halloween decorations likely won't spook you to death, but real—and, for the most part, preventable—dangers do lurk during this fall festival. Out of eight holidays tracked, Halloween had the fifth highest number of emergency room visits among children 18 years and under, according to data compiled from 2007 to 2015 by the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
From wardrobe malfunctions to burns caused by candle-lit decorations, Christopher Crowell, MD, an emergency room physician with StoneSprings Hospital Center in Dulles, Virginia, reveals some of the most frightful dangers to look out for—plus, tips to keep the holiday filled with fun, friends and even a treat or two.
