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4th, 2001 |
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July
4th is America’s greatest summer
holiday, but it is also a holiday that sends
over 10,000 people to the hospital every year.
Fireworks add excitement and fun to the fourth
but they also cause loss of fingers, blindness,
loss of hearing, and burns.
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Of those injured:
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60% are firework users and 40% are
bystanders
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More than 50% of those injured are
children
How many injuries occur:
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Bottle Rockets, Fly off into any
direction and sometimes into bystanders
- Firecrackers, Explode in the hand, thrown
at someone, slow burning fuse - Sparklers, People touch hot part of
sparkler before it cools
Make sure your 4th is safe by
providing adult supervision and making sure that
children are not playing with fireworks.
Fireworks are not play items or toys, but small
explosive devices that should be handled by
adults.
Here
are some tips for a safer holiday.
- Attend public fireworks displays,
they
are safer, bigger, and
community oriented
- Purchase fireworks that are legal in your
community
- Don’t give fireworks to children under
the age of 12
- Have an adult supervise and be present
when using fireworks
- Never throw fireworks at people
- Purchase from approved sellers
- Follow label directions and light one
firework at a time
- Don’t re-light fireworks that did not
go off, let sit then place in water
- Use fireworks outdoor, remove all
combustible materials from area
- Make sure you do not light fireworks
under power lines, wires, or trees
- Always have a water supply nearby, in
case of fire
Have
a Safe and Happy Fourth of July!
The GiftIdeaCenter.com Team
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Music
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Children's
Book
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 Hands Across The Sea:
Sousa Marches
25
Marches - Composed by John Philip Sousa
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Fourth Of July Story
Takes young readers back to revolutionary times and
the Declaration of Independence.
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Hands Across The Sea:
Sousa Marches
25
Marches - Composed by John Philip Sousa
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