Thursday, January 3, 2008

Do-it-yourself Christmas gifts lead to hospital


Wellington, New Zealand - Christmas gifts of things like power tools to New Zealanders, who are dedicated do-it-yourself home handymen, lead thousands of them to hospital, a newspaper reported on Friday. The Accident Compensation Corporation received about 10,000 claims for DIY injuries last year, of which about 2,000 were classified as moderate to serious, the New Zealand Herald reported.
"And in the couple of weeks after Christmas, there's thousands of them," spokesman Laurie Edwards told the paper. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising