As kids and adults alike get ready to transform into superheroes, royalty, ghouls and ghosts for a candy fueled evening, emergency departments are bracing for one of their busiest times of the year. Halloween consistently ranks among the top holidays for ER visits.
To talk Halloween mishaps, debunk a few lingering myths and share how to keep the scares in the haunted house and out of the ER, Laura Kelley, media relations professional in the University of Colorado Anschutz Office of Communications, sat down with Elizabeth Goldberg, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at CU Anschutz.