Impact of government pyrotechnics ban on emergency department usage rates around the turn of the years
The firework ban during the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to a relevant reduction in overall emergency department utilization or injury patterns around New Year. Case numbers showed consistent temporal peaks between midnight and early morning hours across all years, including during the ban. A slight increase in cases after the ban was lifted does not indicate a substantial change in ED burden.
Authors
- Felix Walcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4705-3497)
- Susanne Drynda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5992-7578)
- Saskia Ehrentreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-8780)
- Benjamin Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-5093)
- Ronny Otto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5914-1129)
- Nele Kamer
Institutions
- University Hospital Magdeburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-03002-6
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00