Abstract
Firecracker-related injuries have been identied as one of the more important causes of burns. The predominance of hand involvement in such injuries is due to accidental blast during handling a cracker as well as the injury sustained when a person tries to shield himself from a cracker blast with his hands. This study was aimed at evaluation of cracker blast injuries with respect to demographics of affected population, etiology, type of injury and the entailed management. It was a retrospective study which encompassed a total of 50 admitted patients in the burns ward in a tertiary care hospital in South India from 01 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022. The spectrum of injuries sustained was from simple laceration over hand to amputation of ngers. The most common surgical procedure performed was debridement couple with skin grafting. All the patients had a intensive physiotherapy sessions in the post op period. In conclusion, early debridement and wound coverage with post- operative splinting in the functional position is the key to management. By following safety precautions and by taking strict quality measures by the manufacturers, we can prevent these incidents and the disabilities that can occur due to them
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