Chief Healthcare Executive July 4, 2024
Hospitals will be treating plenty of patients injured or burned by fireworks. Clinicians implore families to go to a display offered by professionals.
Families can have fun in a lot of different ways, but spending time in an emergency department isn’t at the top of the list.
That’s one reason why doctors and hospitals are urging families to avoid lighting fireworks on their own and leave it to the professionals.
Erica Hodgman, MD, director of the pediatric burn program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, says the emergency department typically sees plenty of injured kids around the July 4 holiday weekend. She’s among many doctors urging families not to take a DIY approach to fireworks.
“We always recommend, if you really...
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