Can fireworks-related injuries to children during festivities be prevented?

Smittenberg, M. N.; Lungelow, D.; Rode, H.; As, A B van; Millar, Alastair J. W.

doi:10.7196/samj.3964

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“…Akin to previous data, the largest proportion of injuries were caused by firecrackers and the most frequently injured body sites were hands, face, eyes and abdomen . But our results are contrasting to Singh who reported sparkles to account for 30% of injures, whereas in our series only seven child had sparkle‐related injury …”

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confidence: 87%

Fireworks injuries in children: A prospective study during the festival of lights

Bagri

Saha

Chandelia

et al. 2013

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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confidence: 87%

Fireworks injuries in children: A prospective study during the festival of lights

Bagri

Saha

Chandelia

et al. 2013

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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“…All the affected individuals were males (100%). Similar studies in South Africa, China and India have shown male preponderance in more than 65% of cases ( 14 , 16 , 17 ).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Ocular injuries, types and their sequelae sustained from bangers during festivities have been reported in South Africa ( 14 , 15 ), but are yet to be reported in West Africa. We hereby report the first series of cases of ocular injuries caused by bangers in Nigeria.…”

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Banger-related ocular injuries during New Year festivities in Osogbo, SW Nigeria

Adeoti¹,

Isawumi²,

Onakpoya³

et al. 2015

Ethiop J Health Sci

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BACKGROUND: Different types of ocular injuries could be sustained following banger explosives. This case report could be the first of such reports in West Africa. CASE DETAILS: We report cases of ocular injuries caused by bangers. This was a hospital-based study of 3 consecutive cases that presented during the New Year festival. Injuries were classified according to Birmingham eye trauma terminology system (BETTS). Two of the patients ended up with irreversible loss of vision. Another two of the three were bystanders. CONCLUSION: As banger-related ocular injuries result in significant morbidity, public education regarding the proper use of bangers would help in preventing the incidence of ocular injuries and blindness. Advocacy for a strict legislation to regulate its use is strongly recommended.

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“…Both developed and developing countries face the threat of firecracker injuries alike [4,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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An analysis of ocular firecracker injuries in five consecutive years during a festive season in a tertiary eye care hospital in South India

Elangovan

Rajalakshmi

Velayutham³

et al. 2016

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

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An analysis of ocular firecracker injuries in five consecutive years during a festive season in a tertiary eye care hospital in South India, Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 11:3, 235-240, ABSTRACT Background: To analyse the presentation of ocular firecracker injuries during a festival celebration in five consecutive years. Methods: We retrospectively analysed 541 patients with cracker injuries who presented to a tertiary eye care hospital during the fortnight of Deepavali for five consecutive years. The parameters studied were the age and sex, environmental factors, type of firework, eye involved and whether the involved person was a passer-by or actively involved. Results: Children up to 15 years, males and bystanders were seen to be affected more frequently. The most common firework involved was the flower pots. Conclusions: Fire cracker related ocular injuries are an important public health problem in India where celebrations are not complete without lighting crackers. This study brings to light the importance of safety measures and emphasises the need for restrictive firework legislation which has proved to reduce such injuries in countries across the world.

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Can fireworks-related injuries to children during festivities be prevented?

Cited by 17 publications

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Fireworks injuries in children: A prospective study during the festival of lights

Fireworks injuries in children: A prospective study during the festival of lights

Banger-related ocular injuries during New Year festivities in Osogbo, SW Nigeria

An analysis of ocular firecracker injuries in five consecutive years during a festive season in a tertiary eye care hospital in South India

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