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The Fourth of July is just around the corner, which means so is fun, food, family, fireworks – and, for many, trips to the emergency room for fireworks-related injuries.
To help reduce such incidents, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently shared a tip sheet to help prevent these types of injuries and deaths over the holiday. Find it below. (You can also find a printable version here.)
An accompanying report by the CPSC shows fireworks-related injuries are on the rise overall, with 9,700 injuries and eight deaths reported in 2023. Of the eight deaths, five were associated with firework misuse, two with a device malfunction, and one involves unknown circumstances.
Other findings of the report:
CPSC urges consumers to celebrate safely this holiday by following these safety tips: