All of these xrays were taken at one level 1 trauma center. The comment thread at the radiology subreddit is largely anecdotal and uninteresting, but one comment was salient - lots of people wake up the morning of the 4th of July not realizing that this will be their last day with two good hands.
When you consider the harm that can come from fireworks, it makes me wonder if liberals might not want to add fireworks to guns when considering things all to easy to get one's hands on.
ReplyDeleteI had a 15 year career as a pyrotechnician, and I learned that all of these injuries were caused by illegal fireworks and improper use (failure to follow instructions). Many years ago the United States put limits on the amount of explosive material allowed in consumer fireworks. A legal firecracker which goes off in the hand will not remove a finger, but it will sting like hell (You still should not light a firecracker while holding it.) All other fireworks have instructions which include not holding them in the hand while lighting them. Professionals do not hold roman candles because they know that any firework may explode unexpectedly. So maybe we should make stupidity illegal instead of fireworks and guns.
ReplyDeletei'm soooo pleased that i was able to convince my 'baby brother' years ago (aauugh, DECADES ago...) to get whatever training and certification was necessary to be a pyrotech. he 'played' with fireworks too dangerously, but before harm was done, he LISTENED! he now travels the country ENJOYING putting on BIG shows safely. from a proud big sis...
DeleteUnderdeveloped frontal lobes strikes again.
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