Tripping over pets causes many what each year in the US?

Falls serious enough for the emergency room.

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Why: Tripping over pets, especially dogs, causes more than 86,000 serious falls each year in the US.

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Answer: Falls serious enough for the emergency room. Tripping over pets, especially dogs, causes more than 86,000 serious falls each year in the US.

  1. Pet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet
    Tripping over pets, especially dogs, causes more than 86,000 falls serious enough to prompt a trip to the emergency room each year in the United States.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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