St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and everybody has already started preparing for the beloved holiday. Whether you are of Irish descent or not, the holiday marks a day of joyous celebrations, drinks, and parties leading up to the weekend for everyone. However, no matter how dearly a holiday is celebrated, the intention doesn’t exempt people from accidents during celebratory activities. 

As parties, parades, and food buffets are prepared in that week of mid-March, and people gather together to enjoy, it greatly increases the chances of unfortunate accidents and mishaps. However, we believe that any celebration shouldn’t compromise on the safety and wellbeing of people. In fact, it should be the number one priority to keep everyone safe and sound. 

5 Most Common St. Patrick’s Day Accidents 

It isn’t a shocker than a holiday like St. Patrick’s Day can be prone to so many accidents as the celebration involve heavy drinking and partying on the long. Hence, the primary danger and cause of the accident have to be due to drunks and drunk drivers. Therefore, it’s no wonder that the following five are the most common accidents on St. Patrick’s Day. 

  1. Car accidents involving a car crash with another vehicle, crashing into the property, crashing into a pedestrian walking by, etc. 
  1. Bar fights with people getting rage fits, violent behavior, breaking property and injuring each other in the course, etc. 
  1. Overdose and overconsumption accidents and fatalities 
  1. Domestic violence involves physical altercations, causing harm to a loved one, etc. 
  1. Burn injuries due to fewer concentration levels while using any hazardous material, stove or igniting a fire, etc. 

It is evident that clearly, many of these accidents and happenings can be easily avoided if people drink responsibly. 

Common Follow up Injuries of St. Patty’s Day 

Naturally, if people are prone to accidents such as the ones we described above, there is a great chance the event would follow up with concurrent injuries and even fatalities. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 250 fatalities take place over the course of five years of the Irish holiday. So here are the most common injuries that follow up with the accidents on St. Patrick’s Day: 

  • Concussions range from mild to severe. 
  • Fractures and broken bones range from threads to major surgery-needed injuries. 
  • Lacerations, bruises, cuts, and other injuries are associated with physical altercations. 
  • Heart problem, pacing heart, fainting spells, and strokes due to overdrinking. 
  • Dangers to the genital areas 
  • Loss of limbs 
  • Traumatic injuries are causing mental imbalance etc. 

None of these injuries is something that can’t be avoided. If people start celebrating holidays and prioritize their safety and wellbeing, everyone would benefit from that. 

Safety Tips to Ensure Safety & Wellbeing 

It is a given fact that there is lots of drinking involved on St. Patrick’s Day. So many of the major accidents and injuries are caused due to over drinking and overconsumption of alcohol. Hence, here are some tips to follow through that will help you avoid these accidents and injuries and keep everyone safe, including yourself. 

  • At least one sober friend in the group should be assigned driving duties and shouldn’t be allowed to drink the entire time. 
  • If everyone is drunk, it is best to ask for assistance and hire an Uber back to your destination. 
  • Leave all of your valuables at home except for your phone that you should wear around your neck for greater accessibility. 
  • Eat before heading out and never drink on an empty stomach. 
  • Drive as carefully as you can, even if it means driving slow. 

Bottom Line 

Now that you know that St. Patrick’s Day can be the reason for so many accidents, we hope you are more careful in your celebrations of the day and take care of the people around you. These celebrations of joy should be for everyone and shouldn’t compromise anybody’s safety and wellbeing while the people rejoice. 

Our Southern Illinois injury lawyers at Lawler and Lawler Law Firm takes great pride in representing the victims of negligence in civil claims. We have successfully helped many clients in nearly every imaginable type of accident injury case in the last 30 years. We are dedicated to the success of our mission of helping you find justice. 

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