Blast Injuries to the Hand From Celebrations Gone Wrong – A Series of Disabling Injuries From Firecrackers

Firecrackers are explosives that differ in types and potency. They have the potential to cause devastating hand injuries. Blast related injuries from firecrackers have become increasingly frequent in our practice. The study involved a series of hand injury cases that had been managed in two hospitals from Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2015 and was aimed at highlighting the patterns of devastating hand injuries to the dominant hands of young patients who might have sustained these injuries in the euphoria of celebrations.Commercially available fireworks are often erroneously regarded as harmless, compared to combat ammunition, but our experience demonstrates their real potential for devastating hand injuries.