A massive fireworks explosion in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year's Eve has claimed the lives of three adults and a 3-year-old boy. 20 others were injured, many with severe burns. Six of the most severely injured were flown to Arizona for treatment due to Hawaii's limited burn center capacity.
AUDREY McAVOYAuthorities say three people are dead and 20 others injured in a New Year's fireworks explosion in a Honolulu -area neighborhood.A 3-year-old boy who died Monday was the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks on New Year's Eve at a Honolulu home, and a doctor said six others faced long recoveries in Arizona where they were sent to be treated for severe burns.and injured more than 20 people, many of whom have burns over most of their bodies.
The six taken to Arizona are all in their 20s or 30s and have extensive burns, Dr. Kevin Foster, the director of the Arizona Burn Center, said at a news conference streamed online. The patients will likely suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, Foster said, adding the burn center has two full-time psychologists and a psychiatrist hospital on staff to help them.
The Arizona Burn Center operated on all six on Sunday, performed three other surgeries Monday and plan three others Tuesday. By then, doctors should be done with removing burns and will progress to closing wounds and grafting skin, Foster said. Infections are the most dangerous and feared complication for burn patients, he said while also predicting all would likely get them at some point.
Foundations affiliated with the burn center and the hospital it is a part of, Valleywise Health, are providing housing for patient relatives. Some burn center employees have even volunteered their homes, Foster said.
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