The Hospital de La Ribera offers tips to prevent burns and hearing problems arising from the inappropriate use of rockets and firecrackers.

-the magnitude of the burns depends on the intensity of the explosion of the rocket or the contact time of the fire, it is best to apply plenty of water and do not use ointments

– during the period of failure, the Hospital de La Ribera attends an average of 5 or 6 cases for hearing problems resulting from explosions, from temporary injuries to definitive loss

Alzira, March of 2013– before the proximity of the holidays falleras, experts of Otolaryngology in the University Hospital de la Ribera and emergency services are warning of the dangers involved in the improper handling of pyrotechnic material and offer a few tips to prevent burns or hearing problems arising from the same.

Thus, although burns caused by incorrect handling of pyrotechnic material tend to be mild in nature, physicians in the emergency service of the Hospital de La Ribera warned that, on occasions, may cause traumatic events such as the amputation of fingers of hands. In this sense, the severity of the injury depends on the intensity of the explosion and fire weather. Thus, the more powerful firecrackers can destroy any finger and the weaker cause burns on the skin.

Therefore, among the recommendations offered by the doctors of the Hospital de La Ribera stresses the importance not to mix alcohol and gunpowder, not throw firecrackers if it is not in perfect condition and avoid smoking while it is handling rockets or fireworks.

Also, not should fired firecrackers with direct sunlight, since it makes it difficult to see if the fuse has ignited well. Nor should we do so on the hand, but is it convenient to leave the firecracker in the ground vertically.

The experts of the Hospital de La Ribera not make explosions in enclosed places, since the sound of the explosion can cause lesions in the ear, or in bottles or any other containers.

It should be noted that each year during the period of failure, the emergency service of the University Hospital de La Ribera attends an average of 5 or 6 cases for hearing problems. This type of problems ranging from transient loss of auditory acuity to definitive, passing through tympanic injury losses. In addition, say physicians of Otorhinolaryngology of the Hospital service, are children who are more exposed to this type of problems, since your hearing system is more vulnerable, so it must be taken care.

In this line, people with problems of deafness, hearing loss or with a prior ear injury, must exercise extreme care measures. It is recommended not to attend events like the mascletaes, since such events usually exceed 120 decibels, which is the maximum of intensity of the noise from which the auditory sensation becomes painful and, therefore, from which there is a risk of damage.

This type of event should be away from the area where the rockets are fired and attenuate the sound of the mascletà with foam plugs, which minimize possible damage that can cause. When, after attending a fireworks display, you exit with beeps (Tinnitus) in the ears, of the Hospital de La Ribera experts advise to not return to attend this kind of events, since the existence of beeps means that the inner ear has been able to suffer some kind of trauma.

Not ignite firecrackers next to other devices or flammable liquids, or reuse a firecracker that has already been turned on and has not broken out, are other measures to adopt, together with the recommendation to transport Fireworks material in a bag of cotton or non-flammable material and will never do so in the pockets or clothing.

If the burn is severe, it should go quickly to the nearest emergency room. If the fire turns on clothes, recommended throw down, shoot or smother the fire with a blanket.

In case of injury by explosion or amputation of a limb, the only measure positive and practical is to transfer the wounded man to the Hospital in the shortest possible time.

Finally, it is recommended that once they pass parties falleras, firecrackers are not saved at home.