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Please retweet, every year people campaign against fireworks for pets, the governments take no notice, surely when @NHS is showing a huge increase in injuries to humans that should be enough @andyburnham ?
Hospitals are bracing for an increase in patients with firework-related burns and injuries next week, after admissions jumped 42% last November, with some children suffering life-changing injuries
NHS warns of life-changing injuries as Bonfire Night approaches, 31 October 2026
There were 85 firework-related hospital admissions in England in November 2025, up from 60 in November the year before. Across the whole of 2025, admissions reached 161, compared with 120 the previous year โ a rise of 34%.
The NHS is urging people to come forward for care immediately if they are injured by a firework. The NHS website has advice on burns, first aid and where to seek help if someone is injured.
Children are among those that suffer the most devastating injuries.
One childrenโs nurse from the Childrenโs Burns Unit at Nottingham warned that they have treated children for โlife-changing injuriesโ due to fireworks and sparklers being used inappropriately at home.
The new data comes as hospitals head into winter under mounting pressure, after England recorded its busiest-ever September for A&E attendances and ambulance incidents.
Professor Frankie Swords, NHS medical director, said: โBonfire Night is a great opportunity to be with friends and family, but this data is a timely reminder of the danger fireworks can pose โ and itโs children that often end up paying a devastating price.
โSome have suffered life-changing injuries, turning what should be a night of fun into a nightmare.
โSo itโs vital you keep a close eye on children and loved ones to help prevent accidents like this, and know the NHS is available 24/7 if you need us.
โCall 999 in an emergency, and the NHS website also offers information on the prevention and treatment of burns, as well as first aid measures, for anyone who needs it.โ
Anna Baker, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Childrenโs Burns and Plastics, explained that this increase in numbers is concerning and that many of the children will need to receive additional treatment in the coming years for their injuries.
She said: โThese children are having life-changing injuries, often from fireworks which have been purchased for use in their homes as we have seen a reduction in organised displays that the public can attend.
โAlways stand well away from fireworks and dispose of sparklers in cold water buckets. Sparklers can get up to 4,000 degrees when lit and it is where we see the most common cause of injuries during fireworks seasons.โ
A Hartlepool family is urging people to follow firework safety advice this Bonfire Night, after a firework accident left their son with life-changing injuries.
17-year-old Aleks Stasiukiewicz from Hartlepool lost his left eye in a tragic firework-related accident in November 2024.
Now, Aleks and his mum have joined forces with University Hospitals Tees to raise awareness of firework safety and to thank the NHS teams who helped him recover.
Aleks was rushed to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where consultants confirmed he had lost his left eye and part of his eyelid.
In addition, he had also suffered minor burns to his arm and leg and broken his front tooth.
Specialist oncoplastic surgeons removed fragments of firework residue from his eye socket and inserted a ball-shaped prosthesis to replicate the movement of a real eye.
Julie added: โThe hospital was incredible and I cannot thank them enough for all they have done to give Aleks some normality, in what can only be described as a tragic incident.
โAleks underwent surgery the next day and now, thanks to the teamโs expertise, he still has movement within his eye socket.
โHe has lost a lot and there will be things he canโt do but we feel lucky. It could have been so much worse.โ
Aleks said: โWhen people say donโt play with fireworks, listen.โ
NHS burns advice says severe burns and scalds that are large or deep may need treatment in hospital.
RoSPA provides advice on its website on how to stay safe around sparklers, bonfires and fireworks.
Details
england.nhs.uk/2026/10/nhs-wโฆ
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The sky was very 'heavy' feeling this morning with dragons in the clouds on my morning walk in Glastonbury. Well that is my version anyway, the technical term is apparently an anticyclonic gloom.
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The veil between the living and the spirit worlds is at it's thinnest today. Blessings from Glastonbury on Samhain. #samhain #Halloween2026 #halloween
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This new @HeinzUK campaign is genius.
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Please retweet, this licensed puppy farm in Northern Ireland has 900 breeding dogs!! It recently made an application to expand to 1500 which after 4000 objections was turned down. How many licensed puppy farms of this size exist in the UK? ๐ถ๐ What quality of life can those breeding dogs have? Details๐ impartialreporter.com/news/2โฆ Puppies from this industrial sized puppy farm will be shipped to the #UK and abroad.
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'The Way Home' A very busy morning on Glastonbury Tor today but sunrise was just as special as always. Have a fabulous sunny Saturday. ๐โ๏ธ๐
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Gary Oldman giggling at farts dubbed into his movies, then laughing 'til the tears roll down his cheeks, may well be the happiest minute of your day!
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Mystical archway. Photo from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. Good luck to everyone trying for @glastonbury tickets today. ๐ค#Glastonbury #glastonburytor
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I thought Iโd ease on down the road of going back to my roots โฆ have a lovely weekend my friends x
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Please retweet to help find the owner or a rescue shelter space for this elderly, possibly blind little dog found #PLYMOUTH #UK 1 October 2026
Now in a council pound ๐๐๐
'Elderly friendly possibly blind female grey and black Chihuahua found in #Plympton today, being held at the Plymouth Veterinary Hospital 26 William Prance Road today, tel 01752 702646; she is possibly blind with no collar, tag or microchip.
Do you know who the owner of this dog is? If you have any information that would help us get the dog back to its owner, please call the Council on 01752 304147.
The office closes at 5pm Monday - Thursday and 4.30 on Friday and the dog will be taken to kennels if not reunited with its owner. '
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