Avocados are popular for their versatility, health benefits, and creamy flavor. Avocado hand is a palm laceration caused by suspending the fruit while slicing or de-pitting. Injuries commonly occur when the fruit is held in the non-dominant hand and cut with a knife in the dominant hand. In 2018, about 8,900 avocado-related hospital visits were recorded. Cuts can damage digital arteries or flexor tendons. To avoid injury, keep the avocado on a cutting board, set it on its side to slice, use a steady horizontal blade to pierce and rotate to free the seed, and make small cuts on a stable, flat surface.
Avocado hand refers to a laceration on the palm from suspending the fruit in your hand while slicing or de-pitting. The injury is typically caused by holding the fruit in your non-dominant hand and using a knife in your dominant hand to carve into an avocado or remove the seed. In 2018, roughly 8,900 avocado-related hospital visits were documented by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
To dissect your avocado without incident, keep it on a cutting board at all times. Slice it in half by setting the avocado on its side and resting it atop your cutting board. Hold the fruit with your non-dominant hand. Steady the knife in your dominant hand and point the blade horizontally, parallel to the cutting board. Hold the knife still and pierce the avocado with the blade.
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