Firework injuries: a ten-year study

Firework-Related Injuries in Tehran's Persian Wednesday Eve Festival (Chaharshanbe Soori)

“…These findings are in concordance with the results of previous studies conducted in other countries, all of which have reported males as the high-risk group for such injuries (1,5). Some articles have reported such injuries to be more prevalent among those aged 18 years and younger; teenagers younger than 15 years, however, are considered the highest-risk population in other studies (1,2,5).…”

Epidemiology of Cracker (Fire Works) Injuries in a Tertiary Burn Care Centre

“…The facial blasts may happen due to unexpected explosion of the flower pot cracker, due to faulty manufacturing and poor quality. (6,7,8) …”

Prevalence and patterns of cracker blast injuries of the hand

“…1 1 Puri et al have mentioned that there had been a decrease in the prevalence of firecracker injuries over 10 years of their study period. 2 Firecracker injuries in the USA affected approximately 10,000 persons annually from 1980 to 1989 as per the National electronic surveillance system, while during 1990-2003, 85, 800 paediatric firework related injuries were treated. 3,4 In the UK, the number of firework related injuries peaks during Halloween and Night GF.…”

“…Fogarty and Gordon and Puri et al have recommended restriction in the use of firecrackers by children under 5 years of age. 2,20 Public education in schools, strict standardization of firecrackers, supervision by adults, restriction in personal use of firecrackers and promotion of public display of firecrackers are the other means suggested.…”

“…The predominance of the hand involvement in such injuries is due to accidental blast during handling a cracker as well as the injury sustained when a person tries to shield himself from a cracker blast with his hands. 2 The purpose of this study is to evaluate the most common pattern of hand injuries due to cracker blast and the pathomechanics of cracker blast injuries to the hand and the treatment plan in our series.…”