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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Harborview treated 52 people for fireworks-related injuries

Harborview reports that as of 9am on Monday, July 7, 2025 clinicians at Harborview Medical Center have treated 52 people who sustained fireworks-related injuries during the July Fourth holiday weekend. 
 
The injuries are characterized as:
  • 21 involving hands
  • 14 involving eyes
  • 9 involving other body areas
  • 8 involving multiple areas (such as hands and eyes)
Harborview is the only designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center in Washington, and serves as the regional trauma and burn center for Alaska, Idaho and Montana. 
 

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2 comments:

  1. Tim GuirlJuly 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM

    Fireworks should be left to the professionals. In the hands of amateurs they are dangerous, as this injury report confirms

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  2. AnonymousJuly 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM

    Why? For a sparkle and boom? Sheesh

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