Firework Safety Tips for 2018

7/3/2018

We have a lot of tips to help keep everyone safe this Fourth of July! Please check out the info-graphics below on tips to stay safe, to keep your pets safe and for everyone to have a good time!

There were an estimated 12,900 fireworks-related, emergency department-treated injuries in 2017. Moreover, about 67 percent of the estimated annual fireworks-related, emergency department-treated injuries for 2017 occurred during the month surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, between June 16, 2017 and July 16, 2017. During this one month period, sparklers were the number one cause of injuries, accounting for 14 percent of the estimated injuries.

Además, se calcula que hubo unas 12,900 lesiones vinculadas a los fuegos artificiales que fueron tratadas en emergencias en 2017. Asimismo, alrededor de 67% de las lesiones vinculadas con fuegos artificiales que fueron tratadas en emergencias en el año 2017 tuvieron lugar en el mes alrededor del 4 de julio, es decir, entre el 16 de junio y el 16 de julio de 2017. En ese período de un mes, los dispositivos que lanzan bengalas (conocidos como estrellitas o luces de bengala) fueron la principal causa de lesiones al representar 14% de las lesiones estimadas.