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Enough is enough, warns the National Society to Prevent Blindness — Virginia Affliate. People who contact Prevent Blindness about fireworks safety this Fourth of July are being advised not to use fireworks at all.
Rather than passing out advice on how to handle private or home use of fireworks, Prevent Blindness strongly recommends that the igniting, detonating and handling be left to the professionals.
Statistics suggest that inexperience and mishandling of fireworks play a huge part in the nearly 10,000 injuries suffered by adults and children each year. The bulk of the incidents occur during Fourth of July festivities.
“We cannot in good conscience continue to advise people how to use fireworks safely,” says Frank Carlomagno, Executive Director, Prevent Blindness — Virginia Affiliate. Mr. Carlomango continues, “the dangers of the private use of fireworks cannot be overstated; adults and children are losing part or all of their sight; sometimes people are maimed or killed, and thousands of fires are started due to the misuse of fire
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