Doctors describe some of the most common injuries caused by fireworks — and how to prevent them without missing out on the fun.

A neighborhood friend handed her a firework he had found. She lighted it. A 12-year-old suffered traumatic hand injuries after setting off a firework - Los Angeles Times ...

The surgeon explained the injury was caused by the explosion of an M80, which is a large, powerful firecracker. Another one of the X-rays was posted to Instagram by a Russian hospital in 2020 .

Every Independence Day, a viral photo apparently showing hand X-rays after firework injuries is shared as a warning. We traced the origin of each X-ray photo.