Tandon R, Agrawal K, Narayan R P, Tiwari V K, Prakash V, Kumar S, Sharma S
Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, VM Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2012 Jan;45(1):97-101. doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.96595.
A hospital-based retrospective study of firecracker-related injuries was carried out at a government sponsored hospital in Delhi.
1373 patients attended the emergency burn care out-patients clinic during 2002-2010 pre-Diwali, Diwali and post-Diwali days. Every year, a disaster management protocol is revoked during these 3 days under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
There was an increase in the number of patients of firecracker-related injuries in Delhi national capital region from the year 2002 to 2010, based on the hospital statistics. During the study period, the hospital received approximately one patient with firecracker-related injury per 100,000 population of the city. 73.02% of the victims were 5-30 years old. Majority (90.87%) of them sustained <5% total body surface area burn.
In spite of legislations and court orders, the number of patients is on the rise. The implementation agencies have to analyse the situation to find a way to control this preventable manmade accident. Websites, emails, SMS, social sites, etc. should be used for public education, apart from conventional methods of public awareness.
在德里一家政府资助的医院开展了一项基于医院的与鞭炮相关损伤的回顾性研究。
2002年至2010年排灯节前夕、排灯节期间及排灯节后，1373名患者前往急诊烧伤门诊就诊。每年在这三天期间，在印度政府卫生和家庭福利部的直接监督下会启动一项灾害管理预案。
根据医院统计数据，2002年至2010年，德里国家首都辖区与鞭炮相关损伤的患者数量有所增加。在研究期间，该医院每10万城市人口中约接收1例与鞭炮相关损伤的患者。73.02%的受害者年龄在5至30岁之间。其中大多数（90.87%）全身烧伤面积小于5%。
尽管有立法和法院命令，但患者数量仍在上升。实施机构必须分析形势，找到控制这种可预防的人为事故的方法。除了传统的提高公众意识的方法外，还应利用网站、电子邮件、短信、社交网站等进行公众教育。
