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| Lewes bonfire celebrations: Scores treated by medics | Lewes bonfire celebrations: Scores treated by medics |
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| More than 80 people needed treatment by ambulance crews at Monday's Lewes bonfire celebrations in East Sussex, with seven being sent to hospital. | More than 80 people needed treatment by ambulance crews at Monday's Lewes bonfire celebrations in East Sussex, with seven being sent to hospital. |
| Eight people were arrested on suspicion of throwing fireworks, including a 32-year-old man suspected of aiming one at a police inspector. | Eight people were arrested on suspicion of throwing fireworks, including a 32-year-old man suspected of aiming one at a police inspector. |
| A woman who was hit in the face with a firework was treated at the scene. | A woman who was hit in the face with a firework was treated at the scene. |
| About 30,000 people attended the processions. No injuries were reported as being serious, Sussex Police said. | About 30,000 people attended the processions. No injuries were reported as being serious, Sussex Police said. |
| This year's event saw half the attendance figure of the 2011 celebrations, which took place over a weekend. | This year's event saw half the attendance figure of the 2011 celebrations, which took place over a weekend. |
| 'Significant drop' | 'Significant drop' |
| Revellers were advised to wear eye protectors after five people suffered serious eye injuries last year. | Revellers were advised to wear eye protectors after five people suffered serious eye injuries last year. |
| Sussex Police posted on Twitter that a 20-year-old woman had been hit in the face with a firework in Westgate Street. | Sussex Police posted on Twitter that a 20-year-old woman had been hit in the face with a firework in Westgate Street. |
| She was treated at a first aid station and did not require hospital treatment, police said. | She was treated at a first aid station and did not require hospital treatment, police said. |
| Supt Laurence Taylor said: "Fortunately we saw a significant drop in the number of firework-related injuries compared with last year." | Supt Laurence Taylor said: "Fortunately we saw a significant drop in the number of firework-related injuries compared with last year." |
| South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) and St John Ambulance treated 82 people at the event. | |
| A spokeswoman for SECAmb said a number of people suffered trip and slip injuries, with seven people being taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for treatment, and a few others were injured by fireworks. | |
| After the 2011 celebrations, eight patients attended the Sussex Eye Hospital | After the 2011 celebrations, eight patients attended the Sussex Eye Hospital |
| 'War zone' | 'War zone' |
| Two were blinded and three now have the risk of life-long glaucoma. | Two were blinded and three now have the risk of life-long glaucoma. |
| In a letter to the British Medical Journal in October, eye doctors warned that bird-scaring explosives were being modified and used as fireworks. | In a letter to the British Medical Journal in October, eye doctors warned that bird-scaring explosives were being modified and used as fireworks. |
| Edward Pringle, retinal fellow at Sussex Eye Hospital, said: "Doctors normally see these types of injuries in a war zone." | Edward Pringle, retinal fellow at Sussex Eye Hospital, said: "Doctors normally see these types of injuries in a war zone." |
| Before the six bonfire societies' celebrations, Lewes Borough Council had warned those attending to wear eye and ear defenders. | Before the six bonfire societies' celebrations, Lewes Borough Council had warned those attending to wear eye and ear defenders. |