In this replay of Doc Talk with Monument Health, host Mark Houston sits down with Dr. Deanna Lassegard, an emergency medicine physician at Monument Health in Spearfish, to talk about what really happens in the ER around the Fourth of July. Dr. Lassegard breaks down the injuries she sees most, from sparkler burns that reach 1,800 degrees to the serious hand, face, and eye damage caused by mortars and bottle rockets. She shares why \"safe\" fireworks aren't always safe, who ends up in the ER most often, and the one piece of advice she'd give every holiday: alcohol and fireworks don't mix. It's a candid, practical conversation about celebrating the holiday without ending the night in the emergency department.
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