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Ahead of New Year firecracker injured 142
By Jessica Tolentino
“We strongly urge public to follow the law and use only authorized firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices and together, we can celebrate coming New Year.” Col. Jay Dimaandal, Pampanga Provincial Police director said, some 16,280 different kinds of fireworks were destroyed on Friday at PPPO headquarters in San Fernando City, Pampanga.
.As New Year celebration approaches, number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) nationwide rose to 142.
Department of Health (DOH) said additional 17 cases pushed to 142 total FWRIs recorded from Dec. 22 to 29.
DOH said current total number of cases is 35 percent higher than 105 cases posted during same period last year.
Of total cases, DOH said 115 are 19 years old and below, while 27 are 20 years old and above.
Males accounted for 127 of total cases, while remaining 15 are females.
High of 73 percent, or 104 of those cases, were caused by illegal firecrackers such as boga, five-star and piccolo.
DOH further noted 60 percent of FWRI victims were ones actively using fireworks.
As this developed, DOH-Ilocos Region office asked public to refrain from using boga, s now the leading cause of FWRIs.
Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco, DOH Ilocos Region director, said they have monitored rising trend of FWRIs in the region, particularly in Pangasinan.
Syndiongco said almost half of 31 FWRIs recorded in Ilocos from Dec. 21 to 25 were caused by boga.
Other causes of FWRI are five-star with five (16.1 percent); baby rocket with two (6.5 percent); whistle bomb, two (6.5 percent); kwitis or sky rocket, one (3.2 percent); fountain, one (3.2 percent) and others with six (19.4 percent).
Sydiongco said 20 patients suffered blast or burn injuries, while nine suffered eye injuries.
She said three cases were admitted, while 21 cases were treated in health facilities and eventually sent home. No deaths were reported.
In Cordillera region, two more FWRIs were reported, bringing total number of cases in highland region to 10.
Two new cases are from Abra and Apayao. Baguio City still has highest number of recorded cases with four, while Kalinga and Mountain Province have two cases each.
Victims’ ages ranged between four to 17. Of the 10 cases, nine are males and one is female.
Four cases sustained eye injuries, five had blast or burn injuries without amputation, and one case of blast or burn injury with amputation.
Meanwhile Dimaandal said destroyed illegal firecrackers were confiscated during week-long police operation.
Dimaandal led fireworks destruction, with cooperation of Bureau of Fire Protection and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
He said seized illegal fireworks included 2,070 piccolos, 1,280 five-stars, 300 poppops and 603 improvised boga cannons.
Dimaandal emphasized importance of campaign against illegal firecrackers to prevent firecracker-related incidents and to promote safe holiday celebration.
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