The head of emergency medicine at the Schneider Medical Center, Professor Yechezkel Weissman, has released safety tips in advance of Purim. Weissman advises parents not to let their children play with firecrackers, and to be sure that treats given to young children do not include small hard candies, nuts, or other choking hazards.
If a child is injured by a firecracker, parents should rinse the injured area, bandage it, and bring the child to their local hospital immediately, he said.
Children’s costumes should be labeled as having met safety standards, he said, and should not include paper, feathers or other highly flammable materials.