This document provides safety tips for celebrating July 4th to prevent common injuries and issues. It warns that around 230 people per day go to the emergency room with firework injuries, with over 50% being burns, and the hands, fingers, eyes, head and face being most at risk. It also cautions that improperly cooked meats at cookouts can cause foodborne illness, and that even 15 minutes of sun exposure can lead to sunburn and skin cancer risks. Drowning is also a concern, with 10 deaths per day and the highest rates among males under 14 and children ages 1-4, often in home swimming pools. Driving under the influence also kills 30 people daily, resulting in over 10,000 deaths and

1. Keeping
Your
July 4th
Celebration
Safe
Firework Injuries
Around July 4th,
about 230 people per day
go to ER with injuries.
>50% = burns
36% = hands/fingers
19% = eyes
19% = head/face/ears
11% = trunk
10% = legs
5% = arms
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks/
Foodborne Illness
At your holiday
cookout.
Grill:
Chicken to 165ºF
Hamburger to 160ºF
Pork Chops to 165ºF
http://www.fightbac.org/safe-food-handling
Prevent cross-contamination
of raw/cooked meats.
Food can be left out =
2 hours < 90º
1 hour >90º
Sunburn
As little as = 15 minutes.
UV rays are strongest =
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunscreen =
SPF30 broad spectrum
Apply =
15 minutes before exposure
Sun burn =
skin cancer =
#1 cancer in US
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/sun-safety.htm
Drowning
Every day = 10 deaths
80% of deaths = males
Age 14yrs & under =
2 deaths & 5 ER visits
Age 1-4yrs =
highest rate of deaths
#1 = home swimming pools
Age 15yrs & up
+ alcohol = 70 % of deaths.
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Wa
ter-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html
Driving Under the Influence
Vehicle crashes =
30 deaths per day =
1 death every 51 minutes
In 2013 = 10,076 deaths
Cost = more than $59 billion
http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety/Impaired_Driving/impair
ed-drv_factsheet.html
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