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National Statistics Comparison According to the 2020 CPSC Annual Fireworks Report, 66% of fireworks -related injuries occurred in the month around the Independence Day holiday. While there was a total of 15,600 fireworks - related injuries during the entire 2020 calendar year, fireworks were involved in an estimated 10,300 injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments during the single month special study period between June 21, 2020 and July 21, 2020. Compared to the 7,300 injuries treated during the special study period in 2019, there were 3,000 more injuries treated during the same period in 2020. Orange County's number of reported firework -related injuries was 46 in 2021 which is an increase from the 32 injuries reported in 2020. The same 10 cities allowed for the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks in 2021 as they did in 2020. In comparison to the national average of injuries reported, Orange County seems to be significantly lower in average injuries. This difference could be attributed to the fact that the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks is limited to only 10 Orange County cities. Another contributing factor is that not all injuries may have been reported to hospitals and not all hospitals may have provided us with their reported injuries. A special consideration for 2021 is that with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may have intentionally avoided going to hospitals and/or urgent cares for fear that they may risk exposure to the virus. 2020 CPSC Gender Breakdown 1% OC 2021 Gender Breakdown ■ Male ■ Female ■ Male ■ Female 67% Nationally, 71% of fireworks injuries were experienced by males and 29% of fireworks injuries were experienced by females. This year in Orange County, the gender breakdown was very closely aligned with the national average, with 67% of fireworks injuries experienced by males and 33% of fireworks injuries experienced by females. 13