LUBBOCK, Texas–As we prepare to celebrate the 4th of July, Covenant Medical Center reminds the community to stay safe during the holiday week. With many families enjoying fireworks, cookouts, and outdoor fun, it’s also a time when hospitals see a rise in preventable injuries.
Dr. Charles Bayouth, a surgeon at Covenant Medical Center, shared some insight on the types of injuries that commonly occur this time of year.
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“Typical 4th of July injuries include mangled hands, facial injuries, and ophthalmology injuries due to fireworks,” said Dr. Bayouth. “We also see some burns as well.”
Every year, emergency rooms across the country report an increase in firework-related injuries many of which are severe. Hand injuries from explosives, eye damage from flying debris, and facial trauma from improper firework handling are among the most common…