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<p><strong>The Fourth of July</strong> is upon us, and while it&#39;s important to remember to eat as many hamburgers &amp; hot dogs and drink as many beers as one wants, it&#39;s also -- if not more so -- important to remember to<strong> be careful</strong>. This particular holiday involves<strong> fireworks</strong>, and while those can be fun and exciting, they can also be <strong>dangerous</strong>. Especially when <strong>alcohol</strong> is involved. And let&#39;s be real, alcohol is always involved.</p><p>Don&#39;t believe me? Check out these <strong>stories</strong> that people shared on <strong><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/c80yf5/nurses_doctors_or_first_responders_whats_the_most/" target="_blank">reddit</a></strong> after user Star052 asked, &quot;<strong>Nurses, doctors, or first responders: what&#39;s the worst 4th of July incident you&#39;ve dealt with.&quot;</strong></p><p> </p><h2>1. Omg no, indianamedic</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a nine year old lose an eye a few years ago. An older kid shot a bottle rocket at him and the bottle rocket hit him in the right eye. The globe ruptured from the explosion. I had to pack his eye socket with gauze in attempt to kept the rest of the globe together but it was pretty obvious the eye was a total loss. The older kid was prosecuted for the incident.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>2. Don&#39;t drink and firework, Nysoz</h2><blockquote> <p>Helped with this one as an intern a while ago. Some drunk guy was holding a mortar tube and firing it off. Ended up turning towards him so he put his hand over the tube to hopefully stop it coming out?</p> <p>Ended up blowing up the majority of his hand and burned a hole in his abdomen.</p> <p>Hand we took back for multiple surgeries including one to basically sew his hand to his groin to heal for a while.</p> <p>Abdomen was super lucky and just burned a hole through the skin, muscles and such. Didn&rsquo;t involve any intestines at all.</p> </blockquote><h2>3. Well shit, mermaiddreams</h2><blockquote> <p>Two years ago, patient came in with only thumb and pointer finger remaining on right hand. Of course, there was alcohol involved. I&rsquo;m sure not the most horrific, but it was definitely a show stopper.</p> <p>Actual words being slurred from patient: <em>staring down at the mess</em> &ldquo;Well shit.....&rdquo; <em>deep sigh</em>&ldquo;This is gonna hurt in the morning!&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. WTF, Luftwaffe_Panda</h2><blockquote> <p>Responded to a call in a Walmart. Some kid lit a firework into their display of fireworks, and started an industrial fire. took 6 hours to put out. Kid got juvie time.</p> <p> </p> </blockquote><h2>5. Don&#39;t fart and firework, 15jackets</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a patient who thought it would be funny to light their farts with a lighter when they were drunk. Their perineal area was scorched. Please drink responsibly and be careful with flammable objects</p> </blockquote><h2>6. Ahhh, casbri13</h2><blockquote> <p>So, large group of 18, 19, and 20 somethings. Lots of alcohol. Lots of fireworks. A coffee can.</p> <p>These guys have all pitched in and bought a metric shit ton of fireworks. The night is winding down, and the fireworks pile is running low, and one of the dudes finds a metal coffee can. So, they get the bright idea, (by bright I mean drunken) to stuff the coffee can with fireworks. There&rsquo;s a little bit of everything in there. They make a makeshift &ldquo;fuse&rdquo; into the can and light it off.</p> <p>You see, they gave some space between themselves and the can, but they did not give enough space.</p> <p>When the fireworks ignite, basically the metal can is obliterated and turned into nice little pieces of shrapnel. Also, some of the fireworks went towards them instead of up into the sky. They start running for their lives. One of the guys ended up with shrapnel in his back.</p> <p>Honestly, they were all lucky no one was seriously injured between flying metal shards and fireworks zooming by.</p> <p>But, it sobered them up pretty quickly.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7. Face palm emoji, HankswifeHill</h2><blockquote> <p>I once saw drunk guys light fireworks off next to a group of people where there was a fucking baby. The box tipped over and started firing AT THE BABY. So grabbed said baby and took off covering its ears and face and then screamed at these two jack offs who then had serious burns trying to pick the box back up.</p> <p>Not even my baby.</p> </blockquote><h2>8. Pants on fire, Lsilva143</h2><blockquote> <p>Not a doctor or a first responder but someone lit off fireworks close to my mother on 4th of July and I guess she though she was on fire, so she Took her pants off and attempting the rest of her clothes until my brother stopped her and reassured her she was NOT on fire.</p> </blockquote><h2>9. Yikes, Greyff</h2><blockquote> <p>Work in a hospital. We have a burn unit. Every year there&#39;s a bunch of fireworks and grill and kitchen fire accidents coming in with something that could have been prevented/avoided if the people involved had just taken a few moments to realize what could go wrong with this idea. A recurrent one is someone setting off a small firework in their hand. Hand open, little damage. Closed hand around the firework? Yeah, anywhere from a few fingers to the majority of the hand now gone.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10. People are dumb, Cipher1414</h2><blockquote> <p>I mean a drunk man in a gorilla costume on a jet ski crashed into the lake dock one time and I had to kick him off the beach, and another time I had to break up a few Kiwis fighting over volleyball, but somehow I don&rsquo;t have any crazy devastating incidents I ever had to deal with on the 4th of July. Just stopping people from doing dumb things.</p> </blockquote><h2>11. I can&#39;t, carmelacorleone</h2><blockquote> <p>Last year someone thought it was a good idea to set off fireworks on a sailboat five miles off shore. Needless to say, the boat caught on fire, like a lot of fire, and there was no life boat, and only three life jackets which works out pretty well (/s) when there are thirteen people on board. And they were all drinking or drunk. They lived but that was an interesting one.</p> </blockquote><h2>12. Beware, banana-damage</h2><blockquote> <p>I was five years old and it was the fourth of July. I slipped on the edge of the bath and fractured my wrist. I have never broken a bone or damaged a bone since then. I remember being in terrible pain after the fall and my parents took me to the hospital. The worst pain was seeing all the people being rushed into the ER because of freak accidents because of the 4th of July. It scarred me as a child seeing people on the brink of death because a firework blew up in their face.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13. For the win, ReeeeeWeaver</h2><blockquote> <p>A firework up someone&#39;s ass</p> <p> </p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

13 people share the worst 4th of July incidents they've witnessed. Don't set off fireworks at Walmart.

The Fourth of July is upon us, and while it&#39;s important to remember to eat as many hamburgers &amp; hot dogs and drink as many beers as one wants, it&#39;s also -- if not more so -- important to remember to be careful. This particular holiday involves fireworks, and while those can be fun and exciting, they can also be dangerous. Especially when alcohol is involved. And let&#39;s be real, alcohol is always involved.Don&#39;t believe me? Check out these stories that people shared on reddit after user Star052 asked, &quot;Nurses, doctors, or first responders: what&#39;s the worst 4th of July incident you&#39;ve dealt with.&quot; 1. Omg no, indianamedic I had a nine year old lose an eye a few years ago. An older kid shot a bottle rocket at him and the bottle rocket hit him in the right eye. The globe ruptured from the explosion. I had to pack his eye socket with gauze in attempt to kept the rest of the globe together but it was pretty obvious the eye was a total loss. The older kid was prosecuted for the incident. 2. Don&#39;t drink and firework, Nysoz Helped with this one as an intern a while ago. Some drunk guy was holding a mortar tube and firing it off. Ended up turning towards him so he put his hand over the tube to hopefully stop it coming out? Ended up blowing up the majority of his hand and burned a hole in his abdomen. Hand we took back for multiple surgeries including one to basically sew his hand to his groin to heal for a while. Abdomen was super lucky and just burned a hole through the skin, muscles and such. Didn&rsquo;t involve any intestines at all. 3. Well shit, mermaiddreams Two years ago, patient came in with only thumb and pointer finger remaining on right hand. Of course, there was alcohol involved. I&rsquo;m sure not the most horrific, but it was definitely a show stopper. Actual words being slurred from patient: staring down at the mess &ldquo;Well shit.....&rdquo; deep sigh&ldquo;This is gonna hurt in the morning!&rdquo; 4. WTF, Luftwaffe_Panda Responded to a call in a Walmart. Some kid lit a firework into their display of fireworks, and started an industrial fire. took 6 hours to put out. Kid got juvie time.   5. Don&#39;t fart and firework, 15jackets I had a patient who thought it would be funny to light their farts with a lighter when they were drunk. Their perineal area was scorched. Please drink responsibly and be careful with flammable objects 6. Ahhh, casbri13 So, large group of 18, 19, and 20 somethings. Lots of alcohol. Lots of fireworks. A coffee can. These guys have all pitched in and bought a metric shit ton of fireworks. The night is winding down, and the fireworks pile is running low, and one of the dudes finds a metal coffee can. So, they get the bright idea, (by bright I mean drunken) to stuff the coffee can with fireworks. There&rsquo;s a little bit of everything in there. They make a makeshift &ldquo;fuse&rdquo; into the can and light it off. You see, they gave some space between themselves and the can, but they did not give enough space. When the fireworks ignite, basically the metal can is obliterated and turned into nice little pieces of shrapnel. Also, some of the fireworks went towards them instead of up into the sky. They start running for their lives. One of the guys ended up with shrapnel in his back. Honestly, they were all lucky no one was seriously injured between flying metal shards and fireworks zooming by. But, it sobered them up pretty quickly. 7. Face palm emoji, HankswifeHill I once saw drunk guys light fireworks off next to a group of people where there was a fucking baby. The box tipped over and started firing AT THE BABY. So grabbed said baby and took off covering its ears and face and then screamed at these two jack offs who then had serious burns trying to pick the box back up. Not even my baby. 8. Pants on fire, Lsilva143 Not a doctor or a first responder but someone lit off fireworks close to my mother on 4th of July and I guess she though she was on fire, so she Took her pants off and attempting the rest of her clothes until my brother stopped her and reassured her she was NOT on fire. 9. Yikes, Greyff Work in a hospital. We have a burn unit. Every year there&#39;s a bunch of fireworks and grill and kitchen fire accidents coming in with something that could have been prevented/avoided if the people involved had just taken a few moments to realize what could go wrong with this idea. A recurrent one is someone setting off a small firework in their hand. Hand open, little damage. Closed hand around the firework? Yeah, anywhere from a few fingers to the majority of the hand now gone. 10. People are dumb, Cipher1414 I mean a drunk man in a gorilla costume on a jet ski crashed into the lake dock one time and I had to kick him off the beach, and another time I had to break up a few Kiwis fighting over volleyball, but somehow I don&rsquo;t have any crazy devastating incidents I ever had to deal with on the 4th of July. Just stopping people from doing dumb things. 11. I can&#39;t, carmelacorleone Last year someone thought it was a good idea to set off fireworks on a sailboat five miles off shore. Needless to say, the boat caught on fire, like a lot of fire, and there was no life boat, and only three life jackets which works out pretty well (/s) when there are thirteen people on board. And they were all drinking or drunk. They lived but that was an interesting one. 12. Beware, banana-damage I was five years old and it was the fourth of July. I slipped on the edge of the bath and fractured my wrist. I have never broken a bone or damaged a bone since then. I remember being in terrible pain after the fall and my parents took me to the hospital. The worst pain was seeing all the people being rushed into the ER because of freak accidents because of the 4th of July. It scarred me as a child seeing people on the brink of death because a firework blew up in their face. 13. For the win, ReeeeeWeaver A firework up someone&#39;s ass   

The Fourth of July is upon us, and while it&#39;s important to remember to eat as many hamburgers &amp; hot dogs and drink as many beers as one wants, it&#39;s also -- if not more so -- important to remember to be careful. This particular...