[traffic_disaster]

My experience with fireworks is limited. (watching the freedom festival fireworks and others along the shores of lake erie)

We did play with sparklers as kids, and I am sure we all got burnt at one point or another, but never needing medical intervention.

seeing we have lots of fire folks here what is your recommendations?
Are there any "safe" ones?

What other serious concerns are there besides burns and possible missing fingers/hands?

Have you had trauma calls for fireworks injuries??

[GaHazMedic]

Originally Posted by traffic_disaster

My experience with fireworks is limited. (watching the freedom festival fireworks and others along the shores of lake erie)

We did play with sparklers as kids, and I am sure we all got burnt at one point or another, but never needing medical intervention.

seeing we have lots of fire folks here what is your recommendations?
Are there any "safe" ones?

What other serious concerns are there besides burns and possible missing fingers/hands?

Have you had trauma calls for fireworks injuries??

There are no "SAFE" fireworks, so to speak. It is the same as firearms. Use them as they were intended and with some common sense, and they are fine. Use them with your head up your ass, and you win a trip to the ER.

[fm_emt]

Just grass fires from people getting a little carried away.

Texas allows the sale of some crazy fireworks too.

[randal]

Originally Posted by fm_emt

Just grass fires from people getting a little carried away.

Texas allows the sale of some crazy fireworks too.

They took away our M80s, just have those anemic M60s. The range of possible injuries are endless. Roman Candle wars, pop bottle rocket wars. Ah, the good old days.

[Ditch Doc]

Fireworks Safety (Donnie Baker / Bob & Tom)

Never handle fireworks unless supervised by an adult, or dared to by a cooler kid.

Alchohol and fireworks don't mix... so be sure to do all of your drinking ahead of time.

Cherry bombs make excellent alarm clocks for drunks and homeless people. Extra points if you knock the change out of the cup.

If you have to cross state lines to buy fireworks, may as well pick up a couple of cartons of discount smokes while you're there.

Don't point bottle rockets at nerds. Slow moving fat kids make much better targets. Aim for the lunch box.

Before shooting off fireworks inside a car, be sure it's a rental.

[traumajunkyems/fire]

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

Fireworks Safety (Donnie Baker / Bob & Tom)

Never handle fireworks unless supervised by an adult, or dared to by a cooler kid.

Alchohol and fireworks don't mix... so be sure to do all of your drinking ahead of time.

Cherry bombs make excellent alarm clocks for drunks and homeless people. Extra points if you knock the change out of the cup.

If you have to cross state lines to buy fireworks, may as well pick up a couple of cartons of discount smokes while you're there.

Don't point bottle rockets at nerds. Slow moving fat kids make much better targets. Aim for the lunch box.

Before shooting off fireworks inside a car, be sure it's a rental.

LMFAO! That was great!

[SARPUP]

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

Fireworks Safety (Donnie Baker / Bob & Tom)

Never handle fireworks unless supervised by an adult, or dared to by a cooler kid.

Alchohol and fireworks don't mix... so be sure to do all of your drinking ahead of time.

Cherry bombs make excellent alarm clocks for drunks and homeless people. Extra points if you knock the change out of the cup.

If you have to cross state lines to buy fireworks, may as well pick up a couple of cartons of discount smokes while you're there.

Don't point bottle rockets at nerds. Slow moving fat kids make much better targets. Aim for the lunch box.

Before shooting off fireworks inside a car, be sure it's a rental.

SWEET!!! Now theres some good advice!!!

[Medic_QT]

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

Fireworks Safety (Donnie Baker / Bob & Tom)

Never handle fireworks unless supervised by an adult, or dared to by a cooler kid.

Alchohol and fireworks don't mix... so be sure to do all of your drinking ahead of time.

Cherry bombs make excellent alarm clocks for drunks and homeless people. Extra points if you knock the change out of the cup.

If you have to cross state lines to buy fireworks, may as well pick up a couple of cartons of discount smokes while you're there.

Don't point bottle rockets at nerds. Slow moving fat kids make much better targets. Aim for the lunch box.

Before shooting off fireworks inside a car, be sure it's a rental.

We used to have drunk bottle rocket fights with the army house across the street (we were the navy house) when I lived on campus and I turned out okay.

[randal]

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

Fireworks Safety (Donnie Baker / Bob & Tom)

Alchohol and fireworks don't mix... so be sure to do all of your drinking ahead of time.

Cherry bombs make excellent alarm clocks for drunks and homeless people. Extra points if you knock the change out of the cup.

I used to get on top of my dads warehouse and shoot cherrybombs at people walking down the street with my wristrocket. Generally they were drunk, or appeared so, but man, could they run!

[scribble]

Those little "snake" things are pretty safe...just light the pellet and watch it expand...

Other than that, I have transported a kid for a sparkler spark in the eye (hospital to hospital).

I don't remember any of us ever getting burned as a kid, mostly because my dad would spray the whole front lawn and sidewalk down with a garden hose, and then tell us to sit on the retaining wall or else...