FIREWORKS DANGERS
Warning By Doctor Too many children enter hospital on Guy Fawkes Day or soon after each year as e result of the careless use of fireworks, the acting deputy medical superintendent-in-chief to the North Canterbury Hospital Board (Dr. W. I. Paterson) said yesterday. Burns and eye injuries were the most frequent results of firework accidents. Dr. Paterson said. Children should not stuff their pockets full of fireworks, because if the fireworks caught alight they were very hard to get rid of. Dr. Paterson said. He recommended carrying the fireworks in a basket. Throwing exploding crackers at or among other people was liable to cause eye injuries, added Dr. Paterson. Other causes of eye damage included watching rockets exploding overhead and getting too close to sparklers. Sparklers could also cause burns if proper care was not taken with them. A small girl spent some time in the plastic unit at the Burwood Hospital after Guy Fawkes Day a year or two ago, as the result of a burn by a sparkler. Sparklers should be held well clear of one's own person and of other persons.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30280, 5 November 1963, Page 7
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