Fireworks: Eyes Are Second Most Injured Part Of Body
photo credit: Zharif the Future Surgeon
It’s a long weekend in Canada, and along with this long weekend comes fireworks (my poor black lab hates the noise).
Prevent Blindness America warns that there is no safe way for nonprofessionals to use fireworks. It is only safe to enjoy the splendor and excitement of fireworks at a professional display.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks were involved in an estimated 9,200 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2006.
An estimated 6,400 injuries were treated in hospital emergency rooms during the one month period surrounding the Fourth of July.
* Eyes were the second most commonly injured part of the body, with an estimated 1,500 fireworks-related eye injuries treated in the same one-month period of 2006.
* Firecrackers accounted for 1,300 injuries, sparklers, 1,000 and roman candles, 700.
* Males suffered three times more injuries than females.
* 2,300 of the injuries were to children under age 15.
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May 18, 2009 7:38 am | 
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