Firework-related hospital admissions rise in England
Health · First reported 31 Oct, 00:01 · Updated 10:03
NHS England reported 85 firework-related hospital admissions in England last November, compared with 60 the year before. The warning includes safety advice and the account of a teenager who lost an eye after a firework exploded.
- There were 85 firework-related hospital admissions in England last November, up from 60 the previous year.
- The Standard reports that admissions across 2025 reached 161, compared with 120 the previous year.
- NHS and safety representatives advise attending organised displays, supervising children and following firework instructions.
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- Admissions in England last November
- 85 firework-related hospital admissions
- Admissions the previous November
- 60
- Admissions across 2025
- 161, compared with 120 the previous year
- Aleks Stasiukiewicz
- 17; he lost his left eye in November 2024 after a firework exploded
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