Overview
- Mexico’s IMSS urges immediate emergency care for pyrotechnic burns and warns against applying creams, oils, toothpaste or other home remedies.
- Argentina’s ophthalmology council recommends using only authorized fireworks with adult supervision, maintaining distance and wearing eye protection, noting that even legal devices can cause severe trauma.
- Specialists caution that common holiday activities—hammering, fireplace sparks, kitchen splashes and toys—frequently cause eye injuries, and champagne corks can reach about 80 km/h with some cases leading to legal blindness.
- In La Plata, at least five people sought care for domestic-accident injuries during Christmas, mostly minor, and hospitals reported fewer fireworks-related cases than in previous years.
- First-aid guidance emphasizes cooling burns with running water at ambient temperature, not removing stuck clothing or popping blisters, and seeking urgent or specialist evaluation for deeper or ocular injuries.