Teen sustains severe fireworks injury, receives care at Harborview

Kurtis Musewicz’s experience presents a fireworks caution. On June 23, 2017, in Tacoma’s “Firecracker Alley,” the teen found a discarded shell, lit the fuse and suffered severe injuries, including the loss of four fingers on his left hand. He received emergency care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Here he describes the experience. The video includes comments from Dr. Monica Vavilala, a UW Medicine trauma specialist.
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[@jeremys5904]

Lifes tough if you dont think about what you are doing!..."I wasnt thinking about any of that"

[@tacomapyro1538]

I know what I'm risking ,I still love my shells/morters