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‘Avocado Hand’ Is Sending People to the ER Because People Don’t Know How to Cut Their Fruit

When it comes to reasons why so many people are sitting in emergency rooms with something bleeding, you can now add avocados to the offending injuries. According to SFGate, people not only are slashing their hands trying to cut an avocado, but in some cases are racking up exorbitant hospital charges for fixing their injuries — such as a New York woman whose bill totaled $20,000 after she sliced her hand instead of the fruit. Injuries aside, avocados are excellent health foods that...