Harborview Medical Center has released the number and type of firework-related injuries from this year's Fourth of July celebrations in western Washington.By the numbersAs of 9 a.m. on July 6, ...

As of 9 a.m. Monday, the hospital saw 52people injured by fireworks over the long weekend. Of the injuries, 21 involved hands and 14 involved eyes.

Last year, firefighters responded to more than 50 fires started by fireworks, and dozens of people were injured.

In the 2024 study period, which ran from June 16 to July 16, hand and finger injuries made up 36% of total fireworks injuries, but more than half of the 3,171 injuries that resulted in emergency ...

The Fourth of July is anything but celebratory in the Emergency Room. Every year, doctors amputate fingers and hands damaged by fireworks. They try to save eyes. And sometimes they have to deliver ...

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 11 American died and more than 14,700 were treated in an emergency room for fireworks-related injuries in 2024.

Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to 14,700, in 2024, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The report says there were 14,741 estimated injuries treated in emergency departments over the course of 2024. In 2023, that number was 9,700, which was down from 2022’s 10,200 injuries.

Last year, 11 Americans died from fireworks injuries and more than 14,700 were treated in emergency rooms, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In more than one-third of cases, ...

Independence Day celebrations bring on a surge of cookouts and fireworks, and with it a troubling rise of firework-related injuries. Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to ...