11-05-2018, 08:06 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46071940
Senior doctors are calling for graphic images of injuries to be displayed on firework packaging.
Plastic surgeons say the number of life-changing injuries is rising every year despite numerous safety campaigns.
They believe shocking images, like the one they have mocked up using a man's severely damaged hand, might deter buyers.
Half of those seen in hospital last year were aged 18 or under, and 80% were male.
Almost 4,500 people in England attended A&E with injuries from fireworks last year, double the number in 2009-10, according to figures from NHS Digital.
Wow, I didn't realise the number of injuries was rising so rapidly .
I do hope it doesn't come to putting graphic images on firework packaging, but it sounds like some kind of prominent safety warning might be necessary ....
Senior doctors are calling for graphic images of injuries to be displayed on firework packaging.
Plastic surgeons say the number of life-changing injuries is rising every year despite numerous safety campaigns.
They believe shocking images, like the one they have mocked up using a man's severely damaged hand, might deter buyers.
Half of those seen in hospital last year were aged 18 or under, and 80% were male.
Almost 4,500 people in England attended A&E with injuries from fireworks last year, double the number in 2009-10, according to figures from NHS Digital.
Wow, I didn't realise the number of injuries was rising so rapidly .
I do hope it doesn't come to putting graphic images on firework packaging, but it sounds like some kind of prominent safety warning might be necessary ....
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