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Common Summer Accidents

If you are new to nursing, and are working in an area that you will treat accident patients, there is no doubt you will gain valuable experience over the next year.   Many experts suggest this is the best area of nursing to begin your career with, due to the exposure to such a variety of patients.   During the summer months, accidents of all kinds increase. They always have and always will.   The contributing factors are more vacations, more outings, everyone is outdoors more, yard work, kids sporting events, and outdoor events.     Most Common Accidents June-August Severe sun burn - This is an accident. If people want tans, they don't generally set out to burn their skin to the point it is painful, yet it happens.   Despite warnings regarding heavy sun exposure, sunbathing is still one of the favorite pastimes among people ages 14-28 during summer months.   The problem is, you can't always feel the burn as it's happening, especi...