[Pyroban on New Year's Eve 2020 & 2021 - Analysis of firework-related injuries over the last 12 years].

There is an increase of firework-related injuries in Germany at the turn of the year. With regard to hearing, a distinction is made between blast (BT) and explosion trauma (ET). The study examines the prevalence and characteristics of firework-related injuries and the impact of the COVID-19-pandemic pyrotechnic ban on New Year's Eve 2020/21 and 2021/22 compared to the 10-year period prior to the pandemic.