WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rosie May rushed to A&E and kept in hospital for over a month but has suffered a permanent neck injury
The mother of a brave girl who needed a skin graft after she was hit by a firework is warning others of the dangers of Bonfire Night.
"Everything was being done safely and responsibly, we had a bucket of water on hand, sand, and were all a safe distance apart. But then a multi-shoot firebox was lit and one didn’t shoot straight, it went off at an angle and shot off in Rosie’s direction.” Eleanor phoned 999 where she was told by paramedics to put Rosie in a cold bath immediately and douse her in the water. Paramedics told us to put her in bath, douse her in water
“I was in total shock, it was a big scary thing for a little girl.” Rosie was kept in hospital for five weeks, where she had to be put under anaesthetic and have her neck wound meticulously cleaned. "We were regularly back and forth for hospital checkups, even now we still have check-ups, once every couple of years. Thankfully, the damage to Rosie was purely cosmetic, but her mum says it has also taken a toll on her mentally.
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