National Campaign for Firework Safety

Noel Tobin
NCFS
118 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9PA

Telephone: 0171 836 6703

Firework Injuries In Great Britain

4 Week period during October/November

Injuries needing hospital treatment
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990	1233 1530 1574 1058 942 723 805

Eye Injuries
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990	413 437 450 305 295 247 269

Fatalities
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990	2 0 2 0 0 0 0

Serious Injuries Detained in hospital for more than one night
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990	58 57 68 75 65 26 38

Serious Injuries Transferred to another hospital as an "in-patient"
1996 1995 1994	38 46 62

Earlier years not available

Place of accident
	1996	1995	1994	1993
Home:	428	515	642	365
Clubs:	100	107	118	88
Displays:	223	207	213	156
Street:	379	534	475	338
Indoors:	23	30	24	21
Other:	80	137	102	90

Type of Firework
	1996	1995	1994	1993
Banger:	273	316	268	169
Rocket:	222	212	215	156
Air Bomb:	82	107	93	45
Roman Candle:	79	86	95	40
Sparkler:	196	163	253	189
Mortar/Cracker (Chinese):	15	-	-	-
Other proprietary fireworks:	124	132	188	102
Home Made or extracted powder:	16	20	37	14
Unknown:	226	494	425	343