â¢ Graduate Medical Education (GME) for physicians. Inpatient care units at a VAMC can be categorized into two general types; from lowest to highest patient acuity: Medical / Surgical (M/S) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
That means that the different types of metals used in the stars each have a characteristic color. Here are some of the metals and specific compounds that are typically used in fireworks to produce different colors: Red: strontium (strontium carbonate, SrCO3), for intense reds and lithium (lithium carbonate, Li2CO3, or lithium chloride, LiCl) for medium reds. Orange: calcium (calcium chloride, CaCl2)
Fuel. Charcoal, commonly known in the pyrotechnic industry as black powder is the most common fuel used in fireworks. Normally, all fuels will contain an organic element such as charcoal or thermite. The mechanism by which the fuel functions in the firework is relatively simple.