Parents urged to use caution with sparklers, other fireworks NBC Chicago [Video]

Sparklers are legal in Illinois, but pediatric emergency physician Dr. Shannon Staley says that doesn’t mean they are safe.

“It gives parents a false sense of security, but sparklers can burn at over thousands of degrees of heat,” said Staley, who works at Advocate Children’s Hospital.

Staley says sparklers can be particularly dangerous for young kids.

“Sparklers are so fascinating to look at, but it really causes them to usually try to grab at it or bring it closer to their face, so we see a lot of hand burns and a lot of eye injuries,” Staley said.

The Loyola Burn Center in Maywood is also preparing to be busy, as they are every Fourth of July.

“These injuries can go anywhere from a nuisance to a life changing event, and we see them all, said Dr. Josh Carson, medical director of the Loyola Burn Center at Loyola Medicine. “Nobody …