The 4th of July injuries most anticipated by Emergency Medicine APPs
- June 30, 2023
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A 2020 study was published by the University of Washington medical system analyzing seasonal and holiday-related emergency visits.
Researchers analyzed 24 years of trauma visit data from their three hospitals in the Seattle area.
The top 10 most common 4th of July injuries are:
- Firework accidents
- Explosive accidents
- Non-traffic motor vehicle accidents
- Toxic effects from alcohol consumption
- 3rd-degree burn involving less than 10% of body surface area
- Burns involving less than 10% of body surface area
- Burns classified by body surface area
- Motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle
- Cerebral laceration and soft tissue injury
- Unspecified cerebral laceration/contusion without an open wound [1]
Thank you to our Emergency Medicine APPs working this weekend and over the July 4th holiday!
Everyone else… please be safe!
Nikki Rataj Casady, DMSc, PA-C
Reference
1. Bergquist T, Pejaver V, Hammarlund N, et al. Evaluation of the secondary use of electronic health records to detect seasonal, holiday-related, and rare events related to traumatic injury and poisoning. BMC Public Health 2020;20(46). doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8153-7
