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MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded an additional 6 fireworks-related injuries since Dec. 21, bringing the total number of injuries to 10, the agency announced Saturday.
Of the total, 6 were blast and burn injuries that did not require amputation, while 4 were eye injuries, according to the health department.
Nine of the injured, the DOH said, were sent home after treatment, while one was admitted.
All were male patients between 10 and 43 years old, said the Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire.
Four of the injuries were caused by 5-star firecrackers, the use of which has been banned by police since 2018.
Despite the ban on fireworks, the capital region and the Bicol region led the areas of the country that recorded the most cases as of Saturday with 2 fireworks-related injuries each.
These are the types of firecrackers that have caused injuries as of Saturday:
- 5 stars – 4
- Rocket Baby – 1
- God – 1
- Balloons – 1
- Source – 1
- Rebentador – 1
- Whistle Bomb – 1
The new injuries were reported by 56 of the 61 health department sentinel hospitals from December 21 at 6 am to December 26 at 5:59 am.
Sentinel hospitals are participating sites for monitoring fireworks-related injuries.
The total number of injuries as of Saturday is 15 cases or 60 percent lower compared to 2019, the DOH noted.
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