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, ...

Harborview Medical Center treated more than 50 people with fireworks-related injuries during the Fourth of July weekend. As of 9 a.m. Monday, the hospital saw 52people injured by fireworks over ...

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

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.

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 ...

A sharp spike in the number of fireworks-related injuries last year sparked renewed warnings from the nation's top consumer safety watchdog as fireworks usage increases around July 4th revelry.

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, ...

Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to 14,700, in 2024, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. This increase is the largest since 2020, and the second ...