On January 2, Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital said that from late December 2024 to early 2025, the hospital continuously received patients who were students aged 9-14 years old injured by firecrackers.
At 3:35 p.m. on January 1, the hospital admitted patient B.G.N. (10 years old, residing in Cam Ranh City) with a boneless left hand, multiple tendon attachments avulsion, burns to the eyelids, and burns to the conjunctiva of the left eye... According to the family, the patient bought explosives on social media, then brought them home and was making homemade fireworks when they exploded.
The patient was transferred to emergency surgery, doctors had to cut, suture the stump, suture the wound, and connect the bone with nails for the patient. Currently, patient B.G.N is being examined and monitored in the left eye area.
Previously, on December 20, 2024, the Center for Orthopedic Trauma - Burns, Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital also received patient N.V.V (14 years old, residing in Ninh Hoa Town) hospitalized with severe multiple injuries to the arms, legs, face, damage to the left ear, and perforated left eardrum.
The cause was also reported to be that the patient bought explosives online to make his own fireworks and set them off. The patient is still being monitored and treated because the damage to his left ear and left eardrum is quite severe.
On December 18, 2024, patient T.G.H (9 years old, residing in Ninh Hoa Town) was also transferred to the Provincial General Hospital to treat his left hand due to a firecracker explosion while he was making his own firecrackers.
According to doctors, accidents caused by homemade fireworks are very serious. Due to close contact, when the chemicals explode, victims can easily suffer serious injuries to the face, eyes, hands, neck, chest... which can lead to respiratory failure.
Severe burns cause poisoning and leave serious cosmetic consequences, and more seriously, affect muscles and bones. Blast wave syndrome also causes multiple injuries to the brain, chest, abdomen, and broken arms and legs...
The cases hospitalized in Khanh Hoa due to learning to make homemade firecrackers all said they bought the materials to make firecrackers on social networks TikTok, Facebook... It is worth mentioning that there was a case where a 9-year-old child was able to easily order materials to make firecrackers on these websites.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, who has a child of this age, worriedly shared, "We cannot not let our children use phones because it is related to their studies. Controlling children on cyberspace, especially children at the age of curiosity, wanting to explore instructions on social networks is very difficult. Therefore, I hope that the authorities will strengthen control of the purchase and sale of materials to make fireworks on social networking channels today."
