{"id":1951,"date":"2011-07-03T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T14:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2011-07-01T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T15:15:16","slug":"fireworks-are-not-childs-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/fireworks-are-not-childs-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Fireworks Are Not Child&#8217;s Play on the 4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">With wishes for a Happy 4th of July&#8230;a message from Safe Kids USA<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<div id=\"image-247964100\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"fireworks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.safekids.org\/assets\/images\/Safety_Basics\/safety-feature\/fireworks-safety\/fireworks-header.png\" alt=\"fireworks\" width=\"442\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Summer memories often include lighting sparklers and watching  fireworks during 4th of July celebrations, however, hundreds of children  are injured\u00a0by fireworks each summer.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Fireworks can cause serious burn and eye injuries.\u00a0 In 2010, 3,400  children under age\u00a015 were injured\u00a0by fireworks.\u00a0 Of these injuries,  over 70% occurred in the weeks surrounding the 4th of July.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The safest choice\u00a0is to leave fireworks to\u00a0professional use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Children<\/strong><\/span> should never play with or light fireworks or sparklers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Adults<\/strong> <\/span>who use fireworks should not use them around children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>Have a safe 4th of July!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" 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