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National Statistics Comparison <br />According to the 2016 CPSC Annual Fireworks Report, fireworks were involved in an estimated <br />11,100 injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments during calendar year 2016. Orange <br />County's average number of fireworks injuries was 29 in 2017 which was a decrease from the 39 <br />injuries reported in 2016. The same ten cities allowed for the sale of safe and sane fireworks in <br />2017 as they did in 2016. In comparison to the national average of injuries reported, Orange County <br />seems to be significantly lower in average injuries. This difference could be attributed to the fact <br />that the sale of safe and sane fireworks is limited to 10 Orange County cities, while 47 US states <br />allow the sale of consumer and/or safe and sane fireworks (with various local restrictions). <br />2016 CPSC Gender <br />Breakdown <br />■ Male ■ Female <br />OC 2017 Gender <br />Breakdown <br />■ Male ■ Female ■ Unknown <br />7% <br />Nationally, 61% of fireworks injuries were experienced by males and 39% of fireworks injuries <br />were experienced by females. This year in Orange County, the gender breakdown was very closely <br />aligned with the national average, with 55% of fireworks injuries experienced by males, 38% of <br />fireworks injuries experienced by females while 7% of the gender of firework injuries remains <br />unknown. <br />13 <br />