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UK households have been urged to keep children indoors on Wednesday as a big problem sweeps England ahead of Christmas . Children’s burns specialists and firefighters have called on the public to stay safe around fireworks.

It comes as one nurse warned that injuries caused by fireworks and sparklers can be “life-changing”. The Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have appealed to the public to take heed of fireworks safety advice.

Sharon Ramsay is a clinical nurse specialist for paediatric burns at the Scottish National Burns Centre, which is based at the RCH in Glasgow.She explained that every year they treat children with “serious injuries” caused by fireworks and sparklers.

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