US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006–2010

Canner, Joseph K.; Haider, Adil H.; Selvarajah, Shalini; Hui, Xuan; Wang, Han; Efron, David T.; Haut, Elliott R.; Velopulos, Catherine G.; Schwartz, David R.; Chi, Albert; Schneider, Eric B.

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“…The vast majority of patients in this study were males and 50% concerned children below 16 years of age. This is similar to results demonstrated by other studies [4,5,7,[22][23][24][25]. This overrepresentation of males suggests that males tend to show more risk-taking behavior than females when using fireworks.…”

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“…This study shows that the majority of injuries are located to the upper extremity (48%) and eyes (30%), which is in line with other studies [5,[19][20][21]. Hands and eyes are the most vulnerable body parts because they are used directly when igniting fireworks and are body parts left uncovered by any clothing.…”

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“…Every year many patients require hospital treatment, in particular males with hand and eye injury. Nevertheless, fireworks is widely used by both adults and children [2][3][4][5].…”

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Epidemiology, treatment, costs, and long-term outcomes of patients with fireworks-related injuries (ROCKET); a multicenter prospective observational case series

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ObjectivePeople in the Netherlands are legally allowed to celebrate New Year's Eve with consumer fireworks. The aim of this study was to provide detailed information about the patient and injury characteristics, medical and societal costs, and clinical and functional outcome in patients with injuries resulting from this tradition. MethodsA multicenter, prospective, observational case series performed in the Southwest Netherlands trauma region, which reflects 15% of the country and includes a level I trauma center, a specialized burn center, a specialized eye hospital, and 13 general hospitals. All patients with any injury caused by consumer fireworks, treated at a Dutch hospital between December 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018, were eligible for inclusion. Exclusion criteria were unknown contact information or insufficient understanding of Dutch or English language. The primary outcome measure was injury characteristics. Secondary outcome measures included treatment, direct medical and indirect societal costs, and clinical and functional outcome until one year after trauma. Results54 out of 63 eligible patients agreed to participate in this study. The majority were males (N = 50; 93%), 50% were children below 16 years of age, and 46% were bystanders. Injuries were mainly located to the upper extremity or eyes, and were mostly burns (N = 38; 48%) of partial thickness (N = 32; 84%). Fifteen (28%) patients were admitted and 11 (20%) patients needed PLOS ONEPLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.

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Epidemiology, treatment, costs, and long-term outcomes of patients with fireworks-related injuries (ROCKET); a multicenter prospective observational case series

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“…In our study children, defined as less than 18 years old, constituted 30.9% of admissions for FWRI, slightly less than the 42–50% reported in other series . In the USA, an estimated 85 800 paediatric emergency department visits over a 14‐year review lead Witsman et al to recommend that consumer fireworks not be used by or around children at all .…”

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Firework‐related injury in the Top End: a 16‐year review

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“…Almost 40-50 % of victims are under age of 15 [1,5]. The most affected body regions are hands, head, neck and eyes [6,7]. Hand injuries occur due to accidental blast during cracker handling or when a person tries to shield him/herself from a blast with hands [8,9].…”

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The Importance of Primary Reconstruction in the Treatment of Blast Related Hand Injuries During Childhood

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Introduction Blast injuries are common during wartime but are also related to various holiday festivals worldwide. Despite strict legislations, these devices still cause serious injuries leaving permanent disabilities. Children are affected in numerous cases with the hand being the most affected body region. The aim of our study was to profile the blast related hand injuries and to review treatment modalities that we used. Methods A retrospective study of patients treated for blast-devices related hand injuries between 2006 and 2015 was performed. Results 112 patient with blast related hand injuries were treated in our department during the 10-year period. Most of the patients were male. The dominant hand was injured in 83.9% of the patients. Associated injuries were observed in 14.3% of patients. 90 children were treated on an out-patient basis, mostly due to hand burns (86.7%) or uncomplicated blast injuries (13.3%). 22 children required hospitalization due to severe blast and crush injuries and amputations. Surgery was carried out as the urgent procedure and involved debridement with primary repair. In the case of amputations debridement and sufficient skin ensuring complete wound coverage was the procedure of choice. Conclusion Blast related injuries of the hand during childhood are frequent and can cause different and complex defects. Besides prevention of these injuries, primary reconstruction of the affected hand is of outmost importance in preventing long-term consequences.

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US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006–2010

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References 13 publications

Epidemiology, treatment, costs, and long-term outcomes of patients with fireworks-related injuries (ROCKET); a multicenter prospective observational case series

Epidemiology, treatment, costs, and long-term outcomes of patients with fireworks-related injuries (ROCKET); a multicenter prospective observational case series

Firework‐related injury in the Top End: a 16‐year review

The Importance of Primary Reconstruction in the Treatment of Blast Related Hand Injuries During Childhood

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