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TOO much festive cheer can lead to a visit to an emergency room.
That is the warning from the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service, which is urging people to put safety first this year.
While the Christmas and New Year period is a time to relax for most people, it's often a different story in the region's emergency departments, which typically experience increases in presentations of up to 20 per cent compared to the rest of the year.
WBHHS Chief Executive Debbie Carroll said the higher volumes of people coming through Wide Bay emergency departments were often linked to extra visitors to the region, as well as festive fun going wrong.