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    Ascension Via Christi hospitals in Wichita busy with firework injuries

    By Ryan Newton,

    23 hours ago

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Wichita hospitals have been busy with firework injuries.

    Numbers from the burn unit at Ascension Via Christi show as of noon Friday, 41 people have been admitted or treated for firework-related injuries.

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    Seven people are in the intensive care unit, 18 are in outpatient care, and 16 were treated for minor injuries in the emergency room.

    Most injuries, the hospital said, were on the hands and feet. The hospital says all injuries are non-life-threatening.

    At Wesley, a hospital official said 28 patients were treated for firework-related injuries.

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