{"id":10200,"date":"2020-07-02T18:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T18:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?p=10200"},"modified":"2020-07-02T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T18:03:44","slug":"three-important-fireworks-safety-tips-from-dr-john-porter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2020\/07\/02\/three-important-fireworks-safety-tips-from-dr-john-porter\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Important Fireworks Safety Tips from Dr. John Porter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/bNhLPGi0-PfkgzvIG.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" title=\"Porter Firework Psa\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Happy Fourth of July weekend! If fireworks and firecrackers are part of your celebrations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/john-porter-md\">Dr. John M. Porter<\/a>,\u00a0Head of Cooper&#8217;s Division of Trauma Surgery and Director of our Center for Trauma Services, asks you to keep three safety tips in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never allow your children to use fireworks.<\/li>\n<li>When you use your own fireworks, make sure they&#8217;re outside and never indoors.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid using fireworks on a windy day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy a lovely holiday season by avoiding unnecessary trips to the Trauma Center or to the Emergency Department!\u00a0Wishing you a happy holiday from Cooper Trauma.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Trauma Center at Cooper University Hospital is staffed 24 hours a day by in-house trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, trauma nurses, on-call consultants and vital support services, including the blood bank, laboratory services and diagnostic radiology. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or visit your local emergency room. Click the underlined links for more information about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/level-1-trauma-center\">Level 1 Trauma Center<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/urgent-care-center\">Urgent Care Centers<\/a> in South Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Fourth of July weekend! If fireworks and firecrackers are part of your celebrations, Dr. John M. Porter,\u00a0Head of Cooper&#8217;s Division of Trauma Surgery and Director of our Center for Trauma Services, asks you to keep three safety tips in mind: Never allow your children to use fireworks. 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