title: Mortality and morbidity of fireworks-related burns on the annual last wednesday of the year festival (charshanbeh soori) in iran: an 11-year study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Management of firework-related injuries is costly for the patient, society, and government.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Evaluating effective factors yielding to such injuries may lead to better management of patients and decreased costs and morbidities.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed on burn patients referred to Shahid Motahari Burns Hospital on Charshanbeh Soori day festival during the period extending from March 2000 to March 2011 (11 days in an 11-year period). Demographic data, causes of burn injury, severity, and affected body parts were recorded. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were164 patients in the study with a mean age of 18.34 ± 9.31 years; 87% (145/164) were male. Homemade grenades were the most frequent cause of injury. Hand injury was reported in 56% (92/164) of the cases. Amputation was executed in 7 (4.3%) cases, and 6 (3.7%) patients died due to severe burn injuries and facial damage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fireworks- related injuries during Charshanbeh Soori ceremony causes significant morbidities and damage to different body parts (especially upper limbs and face), and some of these injuries will lead to life time disabilities, amputations, and even death. As most of the injured patients are young teenagers and children, special consideration must be taken into account to prevent long term morbidities.
authors.affiliation: Burn Research Center, Shahid Motahari Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaghardoost
authors.affiliation: Burn Research Center, Shahid Motahari Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ghavami
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Shahid Motahari Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sobouti
authors.affiliation: Burn Research Center, Shahid Motahari Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mobayen
keywords: Burns; Costs and Cost Analysis; Morbidity