Less Firecracker Injuries This Year in the Philippines

Posted by Prudence on January 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Contrary to my prediction that there will be an increase in the firecracker injuries this year (because of some patients having firecracker-related injuries that arrived in hospitals early before the New Yearâ€™s eve), the Department of Health announced that there were only 446 cases that were recorded as of 6 a.m. of January 1, with 7 of the cases as injuries due to stray bullets.Â Seven percent of the recorded injuries needed amputations.Â Also, there had been no cases of Watusi ingestion.Â It was reported that among the commonly-used firecrackers, the â€œpiccoloâ€ caused the most number of injuries, particularly among children.Â This is perhaps because it takes a while before it explodes and children have the tendency to go back and check on it when it hasnâ€™t exploded.Â Also, it is cheaper compared to other firecrackers, as it is sold at P10/pack only.

The celebration of the coming of the New Year was said to be generally peaceful, with the exception of cases of children injured and killed in the Visayas due to stray bullets, and several reports of stray bullet injuries in the Central Luzon and Northern Luzon.

On the other hand, in Bicol, there were no cases recorded of stray bullet injuries.

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