Minors seriously injure themselves: Hand explosion through Böller experiment!

Minors seriously injure themselves: Hand explosion through Böller experiment!

The New Year's Eve in Vorarlberg and Berlin brought frightening news: in Bregenz, Austria, a 14-year-old was seriously injured in a terrible incident with a self-made firecracker. According to OE24 , several fingers had to be amputated in the Feldkirch hospital after the explosion. In addition, another boy moved two splinters through the explosion and suffered holes in the eardrum while the third child suffered from tinnitus. Investigations into the origin of the dangerous fireworks are underway.

strongly battered New Year's Eve in Berlin

Similar, alarming incidents occurred in Berlin, where the accident hospital in Marzahn reported shortly after midnight from several firecrackers. Shocking eight people were admitted with serious hand injuries, many lost fingers or parts of their hands, such as Zeit Online . Among these injuries were at least two seriously injured people, who were also injured by self -made explosives. In order to do justice to the flood of injuries, the hospital had significantly reinforced its surgical capacities, with ten surgical halls and fully occupied hand surgeons.

These frightening incidents underline the dangers associated with illegal fireworks. Whether in Vorarlberg or Berlin, the reports show how quickly serious injuries can become serious due to a solemn occasion. The authorities are in both regions to examine the background of these dangerous practices, while the number of firecrackers increasingly increases.