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National Statistics Comparison <br />According to the 2019 CPSC Annual Fireworks Report, fireworks were involved in an estimated <br />10,000 injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments during calendar year 2019. <br />Compared to the 9,100 injuries treated during calendar year 2018, there were 900 more injuries <br />treated in calendar year 2019. Orange County's number of reported firework -related injuries was <br />32 in 2020 which is an increase from the 24 injuries reported in 2019. The same 10 cities allowed <br />for the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks in 2020 as they did in 2019. In comparison to the national <br />average of injuries reported, Orange County seems to be significantly lower in average injuries. <br />This difference could be attributed to the fact that the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks is limited to <br />only 10 Orange County cities. Another contributing factor is that not all injuries may have been <br />reported to hospitals and not all hospitals may have provided us with their reported injuries. A <br />special consideration for 2020 is that with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may have <br />intentionally avoided going to hospitals and/or urgent cares for fear that they may risk exposure to <br />the virus. <br />3z <br />2019 CPSC Gender OC 2020 Gender <br />Breakdown Breakdown <br />38' <br />66 % <br />■ Male ■ Female ■ Male ■ Female <br />62% <br />Nationally, 66% of fireworks injuries were experienced by males and 34% 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 62% of fireworks injuries experienced by males and 38% <br />of fireworks injuries experienced by females. <br />13 <br />