Doctors at the center have seen these types of injuries in fireworks patients before and infections in burn patients are almost unavoidable, he said.
Hawaii fireworks victims have injuries comparable to those seen on a battlefield, doctor says
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“Last year’s record heat wave brought an alarming number of patients with life-threatening burns,” Foster said of a 31-day period, including all of last July, with temperatures at or above 110 degrees (43 C) during Phoenix’s hottest summer ever.
Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds posing risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
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