TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEchanisms of eye injuries from fireworks
AU  - Alphonse VD, Kemper AR, Strom BT, Beeman SM, Duma SM
Y1  - 2012/07/04
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.6964
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 33
EP  - 34
VL  - 308
IS  - 1
N2  - 
To the Editor: Injuries from fireworks are prevalent among youth.1 The eye is the most frequently injured body part and accounts for more than 2000 injuries annually.2- 3 Although it is suggested that the pressure wave caused by explosions (ie, blast overpressure) can cause eye injury (scleral bleeding and globe rupture), there is no clear evidence to support this. This study assessed whether blast overpressure or projected material from fireworks causes eye injuries.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.6964
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6964
ER  -