In 2009, 8,800 people were treated in emergency departments for firework-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An estimated 5,900 fireworks-related injuries, or 67 percent of people treated, occurred during the one-month period surrounding the Fourth of July Holiday. The parts of the body most often injured were hands and fingers […]
In 2009, 8,800 people were treated in emergency departments for firework-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An estimated 5,900 fireworks-related injuries, or 67 percent of people treated, occurred during the one-month period surrounding the Fourth of July Holiday. The parts of the body most often injured were hands and fingers […]
