ARLINGTON, Texas, June 29 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
As America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary on July 4, festivities are expected to be bigger and brighter, with more fireworks lighting up the sky. But excitement surrounding this milestone also brings increased safety risks.
In 2025, an estimated 13,000 Americans were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries, including 1,300 injuries involving sparklers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Thirty-eight percent of those injuries were burns, with 35% affecting hands and fingers and 22% affecting the head, face and ears.
Jennifer Roye, assistant dean for simulation and technology and cl...