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of using fireworks by showing how an M-80 obliterates a watermelon.
o fix it," Otto said. "If they will call us or go
ey expect a lot of pa July 3 and 5, so they birth of July weekend in advance by giving to the employees and ra staff in the burn. emergency departments.
e number of patients or, but can be anywhere patients to 30 or more.
it's what we're used to, it'S what we've been Parks said. "We have what we do, no matter patient or we have 36 what we're there for, take care of these pait's an accidental injury noices."
an education and injury specialist at The Univer- Hospital, said that the patients who come in related injuries are males and about 30 percent aged 15 and younger.
the accidents involve just from people being r times it's a combina-
the majority of patients minor injuries from
sparklers, Parks said last year they had several cases with missing fingers and hands that were caused by the large explosives like mortars.
"It's not always an injury occurring to the person that's lighting the firework or who made the decision to combine a bunch of fireworks; it's some innocent bystanders that wanted to watch the spectacle that often get injured as well," Parks said.
Fireworks are also banned in Lawrence, but there are opportunities around the area to see professional fireworks displays in Lawrence at Watson Park on Seventh and Kentucky Streets or at Burcham park at 200 Indiana St. at 9:45 p.m. In Olathe, there is a fireworks show at the Great Mall of the Great Plains at 9:30 p.m.
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