SATURDAY, Oct. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Trick-or-treating is one of Halloween’s favorite traditions, but the excitement of the night can quickly lead to injuries if families aren’t careful.

Each year, about 3,200 Halloween-related injuries are treated in U.S. emergency rooms, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And research in JAMA Pediatrics shows that children are more likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween than on any other day of the year.

“It’s easy to get distracted when you’re seeing friends, looking at everyone’s costumes and admiring the decorations on the houses nearby,” said Emmy Sasala , an injury prevention specialist at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “And all that’s happening around dusk, when it’s d

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