{"id":62363,"date":"2018-06-27T18:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-cpsc-reminds-consumers-to-celebrate-safely-this-fourth-of-july-season\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T18:18:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T22:18:02","slug":"la-cpsc-le-recuerda-a-los-consumidores-a-celebrar-con-seguridad-las-festividades-del-4-de-julio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-cpsc-le-recuerda-a-los-consumidores-a-celebrar-con-seguridad-las-festividades-del-4-de-julio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CPSC Reminds Consumers to Celebrate Safely This Fourth of July Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prnml40{\nMARGIN-LEFT:3.33em\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 27, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; As families and friends gather for the Fourth of July holiday at backyard barbeques, cookouts and pool parties, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers to celebrate safely when using fireworks. At a fireworks safety press conference and demonstration today on the National Mall, CPSC announced that eight fireworks-related deaths were reported in 2017, with victims ranging in age from four to 57.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid24eeleft\" title=\"CPSC Fireworks Safety Demo b-roll package\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"prnevid24eeleft\" name=\"prnevid24eeleft\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/MP4\/CPSC Fireworks Safety Demo b-roll.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false&amp;poster=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/ENR\/CPSC Firework Safety Demo Thumbnail.png\"\/><object name=\"prnevid24eeleft\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"autostart\" value=\"false\"\/><param name=\"poster\" value=\"http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/ENR\/CPSC Firework Safety Demo Thumbnail.png\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/MP4\/CPSC Fireworks Safety Demo b-roll.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false&amp;poster=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/ENR\/CPSC Firework Safety Demo Thumbnail.png\"\/><\/object><\/object><\/div>\n<p>There were an estimated 12,900 fireworks-related, emergency department-treated injuries in 2017. Moreover, about 67 percent of the estimated annual fireworks-related, emergency department-treated injuries for 2017 occurred during the month surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, between <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 16, 2017<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 16, 2017<\/span>. During this one month period, sparklers were the number one cause of injuries, accounting for 14 percent of the estimated injuries.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p id=\"indentid\" class=\"prnml40\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cpsc.gov\/s3fs-public\/Fireworks_Report_2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">CPSC&#8217;s New Fireworks Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"indentid\" class=\"prnml40\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/mbjzr8cosw8xrq4\/AABjuGyde6iYbCijQ4wBofKja?dl=0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fact Sheet, English + Spanish Posters<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"indentid\" class=\"prnml40\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/tszkdnb9tw4abdx\/English%20Fireworks%20press%20release%202018.docx?dl=0\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Full English Press Release Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"indentid\" class=\"prnml40\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ih974htnngmimnj\/New%20Final%20Fireworks%20Spanish%20full%20press%20release.doc?dl=0\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Full Spanish Press Release Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Safety-Education\/Safety-Education-Centers\/Fireworks\" rel=\"nofollow\">fireworks safety education center<\/a> and check for fireworks <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cpsc.gov\/Recalls?search_api_views_fulltext=fireworks&amp;field_rc_date%5Bdate%5D=&amp;field_rc_date_1%5Bdate%5D=\" rel=\"nofollow\">recalls<\/a> at CPSC.gov. Reporting of fireworks-related deaths for 2017 is not complete, and the number of deaths in 2017 should be considered a minimum.<\/p>\n<p><b>CPSC Consumer Information Hotline<br \/><\/b>Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:<br \/>800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)<br \/>Times: <span class=\"xn-chron\">8 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">5:30 p.m. ET<\/span>; Messages can be left anytime<br \/>Call to get product safety and other agency information and to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saferproducts.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">report unsafe products<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpga758left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpga758left\" title=\"English - Most Injured Body Parts\" border=\"0\" alt=\"English - Most Injured Body Parts\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710894\/CPSC___Most_Injured_Body_Parts_2018.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg0ca8left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg0ca8left\" title=\"Consumer Product Safety Commission\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Consumer Product Safety Commission\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/711713\/CPSC_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Video &#8211; <span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/MP4\/CPSC%20Fireworks%20Safety%20Demo%20b-roll.mp4\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/MP4\/CPSC Fireworks Safety Demo b-roll.mp4<\/a><\/span><br \/>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710894\/CPSC___Most_Injured_Body_Parts_2018.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/710894\/CPSC___Most_Injured_Body_Parts_2018.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/711713\/CPSC_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/711713\/CPSC_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  CPSC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 27, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; As families and friends gather for the Fourth of July holiday at backyard barbeques, cookouts and pool parties, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers to celebrate safely when using fireworks. At a fireworks safety press conference and demonstration today on the National Mall, CPSC announced that eight fireworks-related deaths were reported in 2017, with victims ranging in age from four to 57.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}