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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is injured by a firecracker, firework, or explosive celebration device.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Burns to hands, face, or clothing smoldering.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye pain, redness, or inability to open eye after blast.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ringing ears, bleeding, or missing finger tips.
Scene hazards: Secondary explosions, Eye injury, Infection
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop further firecracker use in the immediate area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move injured person away from unexploded devices.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If clothing smolders — stop-drop-roll, then cool burns.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Run cool clean water over burns for 20 minutes — not ice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover with clean cloth. Remove rings or tight jewelry near burns if swelling starts.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — For eye injury — do not rub. Shield eye with cup or paper cone. Call 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep person calm and warm otherwise.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 for burns larger than palm, face/hands, eye injury, or blast to chest.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe mechanism — firecracker type if known.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Meet ambulance at safe location away from fireworks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye injuries from fireworks need emergency ophthalmology care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hand and facial burns require specialist treatment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT apply turmeric, toothpaste, or butter to burns.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pick out embedded firecracker fragments from wounds.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT let injured person drive themselves to hospital.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Small firecracker burns can be treated at home with home remedies
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye and hand injuries need professional assessment. Cool water and call 112 for significant burns.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Permanent vision loss or impaired hand function from delayed care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Firecrackers cause burns, blast injuries, eye trauma, and hearing damage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Unspent fireworks nearby may still ignite — clear the area first.