Fireworks-related burns requiring hospital stays skyrocket among kids
As states relaxed laws related to fireworks sales during the past decade, emergency doctors saw an increase in both the number of fireworks related injuries among children and the severity of those injuries, according to new research. Ref. Source 2r.
Child loses hand in Compton fireworks explosion
A 9-year-old girl had her hand amputated and suffered a blast injury to her face after a fireworks explosion in Compton, authorities said. The child’s grandmother said the girl was leaving the park when someone sparked a firework and threw it in her direction. Ref. Source 8i.
Fireworks are meant to be looked at or heard from a distance not from across the street or just above your head and most definitely not in a residential area! I'm not afraid to call the cops if anyone starts throwing scratch bombs or the like.
Despite all the injuries some people have seen on how dangerous fire works are, they just don't care. It's sad to see some of those injuries taking place only to see more appearing in the future because a lot of these people remain to be ignorant.
Fireworks is not just bad because of the noise pollution, making it frightful for wildlife, and the risk of fire related injuries, but it can also cause longer lasting health problems and cause trouble in the atmosphere. See the below poster from Arun K. Attri:.
Fireworks Are Dangerous (Hover)
Many things are dangerous and can kill you if you do not use them correctly. Any one should understand that when you are working with explosives, even small ones, they are very dangerous and can injure you or kill you in many ways.