The Medical Journal of Australia · 2001 · 24 citations · 10 references
Public HealthEmergency MedicineInjury PreventionOccupational HealthOccupational Injury PreventionExplosion HazardsFire HazardsFire SafetyHand InjuriesOccupational SafetyWrist InjuriesFingertip InjuriesFire-related Injury PreventionHand Injury ManagementIncidental Harm To Medical Personnel
Between September 1999 and April 2000, the Hand Unit at St George Hospital, Sydney, treated three young men with severe injuries caused by holding a lighted firecracker. These cases illustrate the typical injuries seen with this mechanism of injury. They highlight the dangers of these explosive devices and the potential to improve the laws relating to fireworks.
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