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The Troubling "Christmas Death Rate"
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The Troubling "Christmas Death Rate"

The holidays are not perfect.

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Ted Bauer
Dec 28, 2023
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If you study the National Death Index -- which is morbid, but some people do it for a living, like this guy -- you would learn that Christmas, the day after Christmas and New Year's Day are some of the biggest days for fatalities in the U.S. 

There was a spike on those three days between 1979 and 2004 in emergency room settings and "DOA" situations. No o…

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