Holidays are always fun. I can recall back to my childhood going to watch the fireworks on the Tacoma waterfront and being amazed by the huge explosions in the sky. I also remember shooting off my own fireworks. Like most children, I look back now and say I was lucky that I did not cause bodily harm in the process.
The facts are that children do indeed get injured from fireworks and that often it is best to leave it them to the experts. Unattended, older children often tend to get creative and do things with fireworks that can put them at risk for injury. It is interesting how my perspective has changed since becoming a pediatrician and having to work in the ER or urgent care on the holiday and seeing the injuries that occur and were preventable.
Have a safe Fourth of July.
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