Volume 27, Issue 141, November 2023

Management of a 10-year-old boy's maxillofacial injury caused by an exploding fire cracker: A rare case report

Mayur J Gawande^1♦, Dhanashree R Jagtap²

¹Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital Wanadongri Road, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
²General Dentist, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital Wanadongri Road, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital Wanadongri Road, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Fire injuries may be dangerous and lead to severe injuries with long-term defects. If such an injury encompasses the maxillofacial region, it can lead to severe incapacitation. Early and essential treatment of such injury is important to limit the degree of damage. A 10-year-old boy suffered maxillofacial injury due to the explosion of firecracker while playing with it without any adult’s supervision. The patient had three shrapnel lodged in his soft tissues due to the explosion of a firecracker. The projectiles were removed under local anesthesia, and the entry wound and the projectile pathway were debrided and sutured. The healing of the wounds was uneventful. The patient had no further concerns on the follow up visit. Use of firecrackers by children should be strictly under the supervision of an adult. Although banning the use of it would be more prudent. Furthermore, other, safer celebration means should be encouraged instead of fireworks.

Keywords: Trauma, Maxillofacial injury, Firecracker, Projectile

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e374ms3195

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v27i141.e374ms3195

Published: 10 November 2023