Survey: 1 in 4 vacations will include trip to ER

— new research gives us all a new reason to pack a little prudence in those overnight bags. a new study finds — no matter the distance you plan to travel — there’s a pretty high chance your vacation may include a stop in the e-r. as 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng explains — it happens more often than you may think. track 1 1 in 4 vacations. that’s how many — include a trip to the emergency room — according to a nationwide survey of more than 2-thousand travelers. 08:53:05 i’m really not surprised. i think we see an increase in the weekends of holidays and certainly around the holidays themselves 10 track 2 doctor mike murphy — is an emergency physician at peninsula regional medical center — or p-r-m-c in salisbury. according to doctor murphy — the emergency room at p-r-m-c generally sees a bigger uptick of patients in the summertime. however — similar to the survey results released by orlando health — he says p-r-m-c does see its fair share of injuries around the holidays. 08:54:30 if someone is going to come out on thanksgiving, it’s probably related to the family football game or maybe they’ve cut themselves while cutting the turkey and the other thing, we’ll see a lot of motor vehicle accidents 39 track 3 if you are traveling — doctor murphy says it’s essential to remember packing medications that are needed everyday — but easy to accidentally leave behind. for example — ones for blood pressure or blood thinners. and while it’s fine to be adventurous and indulge — know your limitations. 08:54:58 people i think, when they get around family…they’ll be more likely to take risks so do things that they’re not used to doing. if you haven’t exercised in sometime, maybe running around and playing football with the family isn’t the best idea 08 track 4 a key takeaway from researchers — speak up when you’re not feeling well — even if you’re worried about ruining other people’s fun. also — it doesn’t hurt to bring your medical information with you. especially if you have a chronic condition. lili zheng, 47 a-b-c and if you’re traveling outside of the u-s — experts also recommend getting travel insurance to off-set the cost of hospitals abroad. coming up we’ll have a final look at your weather –