As the Independence Day weekend wraps up, doctors at Washington’s Level-1 trauma center are tallying up the number of fireworks injuries they’ve seen.
The total was 52 fireworks-related injuries by 9 a.m. Monday, July 7. That’s on par with what they typically see in the days surrounding the Fourth of July.
Types of injuries logged at Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center listed the injuries as 21 involving hands, 14 involving eyes, nine involving other body areas, and eight involving multiple areas (such as hands and eyes).
In an interview provided by UW Medicine, Orthopedic surgeon Chelsea Boe said some of the most severe injuries she’s seen are when people get too hands-on with fireworks…