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By Jennifer Kielman
KETK 56 News

TYLER - In 2007, nearly 10-thousand Americans were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries.

That's according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

But surprisingly, the injuries are not all burn-related.

Doctors with Azalea Orthopedics say there are other common ways people get hurt on the Fourth of July.

Especially, when they're setting off fireworks.

It's so common, they say they have an extra doctor on-call!

Dr. Carey Clark says, "We do have a lot of broken bones and sprains and strains. It sometimes happens from just not watching where you're going, when you're running setting off fireworks."

Doctor Clark says sparklers are the number one cause of fireworks injuries.

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