Pizza-Related Injuries Sent Over<br />3,000 People to the Hospital in 2018 According to Babylon Health,<br />the number of hospitalizations involving<br />pizza significantly rose in 2018. Babylon Health compiled these statistics<br />by analyzing data from 100 emergency<br />departments across the United States. Compared to 2,300 cases in 2017,<br />there was nearly a 50 percent<br />increase in pizza-related injuries in 2018. At least 3,800 visits to the emergency room in<br />2018 were found to be related to pizza in some way. These injuries could range from <br />being cut by a pizza cutter to an unfortunate fall<br />while delivering a pizza. 2018's numbers mark the highest <br />number of pizza-related injuries since <br />Babylon Health began tracking them.
