Fireworks injuries decreased this year, according to local authorities.
At the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., there were 21 total patients this Fourth of July holiday as compared to 31 in 2014, according to a KU Hospital news release.
While there were fewer patients evaluated for fireworks-related injuries, there were more traumatic amputations and more admissions, according to a KU Hospital spokesman.
Most injuries seen by KU Hospital were to the hands, and several patients had amputated fingers this year, according to KU Hospital information. The ages of those injured ranged from 4 to 67. Fifteen injuries reported at KU Hospital were to the hands, five to the face, three to the arms, three to the legs, and two, other.
The most common source for fireworks injuries this year were sparklers and mortars, according to KU Hospital. Thirty-eight percent were from mortars, 29 percent from sparklers, 24 percent from other, and 9 percent from bottle rockets.
Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., treated a total of three fireworks injuries, one on June 29, one July 3 and one July 4, according to a spokesman. The patients were treated and released.