25 injured in fireworks-related incidents with New Year’s Eve looming
Guga Kashibadze, the Head of the Burns Centre at the Khechinashvili University Hospital in Tbilisi called the public for caution in their use of pyrotechnics for celebrating the date. Photo: IPN.
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Twenty-five individuals have been injured from fireworks-related incidents throughout the country, Guga Kashibadze, the Head of the Burns Centre at the Khechinashvili University Hospital in Tbilisi, told Rustavi 2 TV channel on Friday.
Kashibadze revealed the figure ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations, and called the public for caution in their use of pyrotechnics for celebrating the date.
He also said safety rules in the use of fireworks should be “strictly followed” during the holiday season.
Dozens of individuals, including minors, are annually reported injured in incidents involving improper use of fireworks in end-of-year celebrations across the country.
A total of 27 individuals were injured in fireworks accidents on New Year’s Eve, reports the Emergency Management Service (ES) of Georgia.
Five out of six children injured in fireworks accidents on New Year’s Eve needed surgery, Medical Director of Iashvili Children Hospital Ivane Chkhaidze said earlier today.
Eighty-one people have been injured as a result of fireworks accidents on December 31-January 1 in Georgia, says the Ministry of Health.
Eight children have been taken to M. Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital as a result of fireworks accidents on New Year’s eve.
The Georgian-based Society for Nature Conservation on Friday asked the Parliament and the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection to restrict use of fireworks during holiday season celebrations to prevent their negative impact on both humans and the environment.
Thirty-nine people, including nine children, were injured in fireworks accidents across Georgia during New Year’s Eve festivities in the country, the Emergency Management Service said on Monday.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee of the Parliament, on Friday urged the public to avoid using pyrotechnics during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Ivane Chkhaidze, the Medical Director of the Tbilisi-based Iashvili Children’s Hospital, on Wednesday said the 2024 New Year’s Eve was the first for the clinic without patients admitted with injuries from pyrotechnics used in festive season celebrations.