Some of you are going to end this week with fewer fingers than you started with.⁠ ⁠ It's the Fourth of July — and with the 250th anniversary, people are going bigger than ever with fireworks.⁠ ⁠ Here's what you need to know to stay safe:⁠ Don't go back to a firework that didn't light. Give it time to burn out. Never hold fireworks in your hand. Fuses burn faster than you think. Never put fireworks inside something to shoot them up. That's a shrapnel recipe.⁠ ⁠ If you get a small burn: rinse with cold water, ice pack, then a barrier cream. Try Cicaplast Balm, Cicalfate (Avene or La Roche-Posay), Vaseline, Aquaphor, or CeraVe Healing Ointment. Avoid Neosporin.⁠ ⁠ If it's bad — hospital. No exceptions.⁠ ⁠ #dermatologist #fourthofjuly #fireworkssafety #burncare #skincare #dermatology #july4th