WNYT: Fireworks Safety Tips

Featuring state-of-the-art technology, innovative facilities to enhance high-quality care and patient comfort, and the Capital Region’s first Senior Emergency Room, the new ED will begin accepting patients on Thursday, December 7.

Every year, thousands of people end up in emergency rooms as a result of fireworks related injuries. Dr. John Janikas, director of emergency medicine at Albany Memorial and Samaritan hospitals, offers tips on keeping it safe for your July 4 celebration.

Christopher Guzda, M.D., emergency medicine physician at St. Peter’s Hospital, speaks to WRGB about the causes and symptoms of sepsis.