Happy Independence Day!
Today the majority of us will be celebrating with our family and friends by enjoying some bbq, attending concerts, hanging out by the water and finishing up the night by watching fireworks!
Did you know the Fourth of July is one the leading holidays for injuries? According to the Pew Research Center on average more than 45,000 people visit the emergency room for injuries from July 4 -5 every year due to fireworks.
Every year it seems like there is always some kind of story on the news of people who are trying to show off to their family and friends. Some of these stories include: Setting firecrackers off in their hands, on a boat, out of their butt crack, making firecracker bombs and the list goes on.
But, the most disturbing one to me are the people who let firecrackers go off in their mouth?
If a firecracker explodes in a person's mouth it makes restoring oral functions very challenging if they survive.
The explosion can cause loss of teeth, broken jaws, severe burns, and injury to the upper airway caused by smoke inhalation. The road to recovery call be very painful and long.
If you are planning on setting off fireworks tonight, please do it responsibly!
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