Devastating Independence Day fireworks hand injuries of 2020: a retrospective case series examining dramatic increase secondary to COVID-19 restrictions

Conclusions: Fireworks injuries are devastating injuries that affect all aspects of patients’ lives. With social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic limiting public fireworks display, there was a 275% increase in fireworks hand injuries presenting to the authors’ level #1 trauma center. The authors propose modifying the current safety guidelines to prevent injuries to minors and urge a more robust publicization of the guidelines. Level of Evidence: Level IV.
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research