'Avocado hand' is sending people to the ER because people don't know how to cut their fruit - SFGate

'Avocado hand' injury on rise, sending people to ER... http://ift.tt/2q8B1z2 Cutting avocados is tricky business and leads to hand injuries each year. Cutting avocados is tricky business and leads to hand injuries each year. Photo: Nick Wagner, AP 'Avocado hand' is sending people to the ER because people don't know how to cut their fruit Here's another story to add to the negative avocado coverage: Beyond the skyrocketing costs and exorbitant avocado toast prices, avocados are also a ruiner of hands (for a select few). The London Times issued a public service announcement of sorts on avocado injuries, with physicians saying that the avocado's rise in popularity has led to an increase in injuries. The Times called it a "global phenomenon." It seems that the avocado-eating masses are mishandling their fruit, resulting in a multitude of slash and/or stab wounds that have led to "serious nerve and tendon injuries, requiring intricate surgery." In the most extreme cases, the Times reported that patients never regained full use of the injured hand. (In its coverage of avocado handling earlier this month, the New York Times stated the wife of one of its employees racked up a $20,00
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