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Fireworks Safety Tips
Did you know?
Each year, over 10,000 people are treated in emergency rooms for injuries associated with fireworks.
FIREWORKS SAFETY TIPS:
1. Find out if fireworks are legal where you live.
2. Read and follow all warnings and instructions.
3. Never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks.
4. Make sure other people are out of range before lighting fireworks.
5. Only light fireworks on a smooth, flat surface away from the house and flammable materials.
6. Keep a bucket of water handy in case of a malfunction or fire.
If your fireworks fizzle and don’t go off, consider them duds and douse them with water.
Don’t relight a dud!
Pick up a flyer about fireworks safety at fireworks stands in Norfolk.
Be FIREWORKS SAFE.
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From your friends at Faith Regional Emergency Department
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The Faith Regional Emergency Department wants everyone to have a safe Fourth of July. Treat fireworks with respect, read all of the cautions and warnings and use common sense. Lighting fireworks indoors, throwing them from automobiles and lighting multiple devices at the same time can lead to accidents and are not how fireworks are intended to be used. Always obey all local laws pertaining to the use of fireworks.
If you see someone misusing fireworks, stop them. Show them the correct way to use consumer fireworks and do not ever use professional fireworks or illegal explosives. Do your part and everyone will be safer.
A few other reminders for you this season are as follows…
Use fireworks and sparklers only outdoors.
Only persons over 12 years of age should handle sparklers of any type. Too many young people get burned by sparklers every year. By keeping sparkers out of youngster's hands, we can reduce these injury rates.
Obey local laws. If fireworks are not legal where you are, don’t use them. If drought conditions mean a ban on fireworks, follow the law.
Only use fireworks as intended. Don’t try to alter them or combine them.
Fireworks and alcohol do not mix. Have a designated “shooter”
When all else fails, use common sense. Respect fireworks and sparklers as the great American tradition they are, but also respect the fact that they must be used with caution.
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For more information about fireworks safety, visit these sites:
The National Council on Fireworks Safety:
http://www.fireworksafety.com/
KidsHealth:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/fireworks.html
Fireworks University: Fireworks Safety:
http://www.fireworks.com/safety/tips.asp
Last Updated:06/05/09
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