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Firecracker injuries to the hand
Author(s) -
MacKenzie Duncan N,
Green Jennifer A,
Viglione Wayne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143245.x
Subject(s) - fireworks , george (robot) , medicine , medical emergency , explosive material , poison control , surgery , forensic engineering , engineering , history , archaeology , art history
Between September 1999 and April 2000, the Hand Unit at St George Hospital, Sydney, treated three young men with severe injuries caused by holding a lighted firecracker, These cases illustrate the typical injuries seen with this mechanism of injury. They highlight the dangers of these explosive devices and the potential to improve the laws relating to fireworks.