Eleven year old injured by Böller's face

Serious injuries: Eleven year old injured by Böller's face

27/12/2014

Even if the sale of New Year's Eve fireworks in Germany is only allowed from December 29th, it often comes in advance to injuries by guns or rockets. Two children in Cologne now had to be treated in a clinic. An eleven-year-old suffered serious injuries.

Serious injuries on the face
The sale of New Year's Eve fireworks is permitted this year in Germany from 29 December. But some people hoard popping and other utensils anyway throughout the year anyway. In Cologne, two children had to be treated after the firing of a Böllers in the hospital. This is evident from a message from the news agency dpa. According to a police spokesman said that an eleven-year-old boy suffered severe facial injuries on Friday. In addition, a twelve-year-old was easily injured by the hand.

Children have found the Böller
The children said they had found the boulder. It was initially unclear whether he was admitted or not. To bring the ambulance to the scene of an accident in front of a shopping center in Cologne, a helicopter was in use. The two children were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Shortly thereafter, the twelve-year-old left the clinic again. According to the information had the „image“-Newspaper first reported on the accident with the Böller. Against the background of the current accident, it also shows how important the regular warnings about fireworks are. For example, the Medical Director of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Freiburg University Hospital, Thomas Reinhard, recently pointed to typical New Year's Eve threats to the eyes, ears and hands. Thousands of people are injured by firecrackers and rockets every year. (Ad)

Image: Dieter Schütz