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Fireworks causing harm to asthmatics

 Festivals like Diwali, Christmas and New Year are celebrated around the whole world with lots of fireworks and it gives us pleasure and enjoyment. In every festival fireworks brighten up with variant colors and designs. Fireworks add more joy to our festivals, but alternatively the smoke released by fireworks contains many deadly poisonous chemicals which are very harmful and they may be dangerous for people with breathing disorders especially asthma patients. Asthma patients need special attention with fireworks because extreme smoke may prove to be fatal. The harmful chemicals released in the atmosphere may cause even asthma attack.

The harmful chemicals released by Fireworks are lead, magnesium, zinc, copper and they pose serious breathing ailments to a healthy person also. To avoid smoke, asthmatics should always maintain some distance with the fireworks. Symptoms like feeling restless, coughing, difficulty in talking shows that there is a threat to asthma patient. Very rapid breathing, thinning collar and upper body can be symptoms of asthma attack. But many of us do not realize that our pleasure could be life threatening. To avoid all such problems asthmatics should always keep their inhaler while going in misty or smoky areas.

Fireworks are harmful for health

Some people are very crazy about fireworks and some are not. People who actively support fireworks must know their hazardous effects too. We all love the sparkling lights, the fun but we forget the fact that a moment of joy and pleasure may cause minor or major health risks to us as well as others. Some of the dangerous substances used in fireworks are radioactive; these radioactive substances may cause cancer, breathing problem, stomach problem, heart problems, anemia, birth defects and few more critical health issues.

Unhealthy people are more prone to the harmful effects of fireworks while healthy people generally remain unaffected. But the firework can also affect the healthy people if they come in contact with harmful gases twice or thrice in a year. Not only the smoke, the sound produced by fireworks are also very loud and it may cause hearing problems, heart attack, respiratory problems, high blood pressure and may disturb your sleep. It may also cause temporary hearing loss for few seconds. Pregnant women, kids, asthmatics, heart patients, old people, people who have chronic illness are at more risk to the harmful effects of the fireworks.

Fireworks cause environmental hazards

The growing attractiveness of fireworks is hazardous to the environment. Fireworks are also responsible for the global warming, acid rain as well as green house effect, as the chemicals released in the atmosphere are deposited at the uppermost layer of the biosphere. When these chemicals are released in the atmosphere, they cause a threat to the natural vegetation as well as to the other living beings. In fact, these poisonous substances are a combination of sulphur and coal, heavy metals, and other harmful gases. Fireworks also cause all major types of pollution: air pollution, sound pollution and water pollution.  
Fireworks are not only responsible for the air pollution, but they also pollute the water, destroying the quality of water and posing harms to the organisms living inside the water. These chemicals also get absorbed in the soil with rain water and harms natural vegetation. The sounds produced by fireworks are listed in the category of noise. They produce a sound of more than 140 decibels; this level of sound may affect the hearing capacity of the person. It is also harmful for natural vegetation, other living organisms, animals and birds.

Fun ideas with fireworks

The festival of light comes only once in a year. We all have many plans for the festival in advance. Fireworks play a major role in the festival of lights. To add more glitter and shine to this festival you want some new ideas every year, to have fun with the friends and family members. Festivals are a time when the whole family meets and it could be more enjoyable if people of all age group enjoy the fireworks together.

First find an open space for the festival fun, divide the space between the food zone and the firework area. Bring some good quality fireworks and store them safely. Have fire extinguishers and buckets of water around. Divide people into groups and allow only two to three people at a time in the fireworks area. Then set the firecrackers and allow people to use the crackers, rockets and firecrackers of their choice. Don’t forget to buy some colorful firecrackers as they are the first choice of kids. You may even plan different dress codes for kids, women and men. Don’t waste the crackers and other items, just enjoy them. Kids should be monitored and involve old age people also.

Safety measures with fireworks

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Many of us express our happiness and joy through fireworks, whether it’s victory of team India or a family function. Fireworks bring joy in many occasions, but a little negligence of ours may cause an immense trouble. Hence it is very essential to know all safety measures while using fireworks. First of all find an open area, be sure to talk about safety measures to kids, neighborhood and other family members. If possible demonstrate how to grasp it before letting your child strive. Don't let your child to play alone with fireworks. Keep a first aid box and plenty of water nearby in case. 

Buy good quality fireworks from a known seller and store them in place where your kids will not reach. Don’t use bottles and containers for lightening rockets, they are very dangerous. If you want to use rockets, just drop down them in rocket launcher. Be very careful while using crackers, as sometimes crackers doesn’t ignite at the first time.  Including all these safety measures, never carry fireworks in your pocket, wear cotton clothes and ignite only one cracker at a time. Drinking alcohol and smoking may also cause several dangers at such occasions.