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Fireworks are an underestimated danger to public health, warn experts

Fireworks pose an underestimated danger to public health and require stronger regulations and sustained public education campaigns to help prevent devastating yet entirely avoidable injuries, warn U.S. experts in The BMJ .

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Fireworks pose an underestimated danger to public health and require stronger regulations and sustained public education campaigns to help prevent devastating yet entirely avoidable injuries, warn U.S. experts in The BMJ . Fireworks-related injuries are a major cause of vision and limb loss globally, largely affecting already marginalized communities, explain Indu Subramanian and colleagues.

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