Wounds from firecrackers, stray slugs lower in 2014
MANILA – There were 351 firecrackers related wounds in the most recent ten days of 2014, a 39% drop from 578 cases recorded in the earlier year, acting Health Secretary Janette Garin provided details regarding Thursday.
Garin said wounds because of firecrackers – which bar sparkler ingestion – are 53% lower at 346 in 2014 contrasted with 566 cases in 2013.
Then again, there were more casualties of impact wounds that obliged removal. Fourteen cases were recorded a year ago, 75% higher than in 2013. The most youthful individual who maintained an impact harm is just five years of age.
Garin credited this to the higher number of kids presented to firecrackers and the accessibility of modest sparklers.
"Bother shift po kasi ang age ng clients sa mga bata. Masyado nang maraming bata ang gumagamit nito kaya madaling maputukan… Another variable is that nagkalat 'yung mga murang paputok," she said in a public interview.
The National Capital Region (NCR) represented 48% of aggregate firecrackers related wounds with 168 cases, emulated by Region 1 with 38 cases (11%), Region IV-A with 30 cases (9%), Region III with 22 cases (6%) and Region X with 19 cases (5%).
In NCR, Manila had the most astounding number of wounds at 52 cases or 31%, emulated by Pasig City with 23 cases (14%), Quezon City with 21 cases (13%), and Caloocan and Navotas with 12 cases every (7%).
"NCR is still high, yet its lower contrasted with the earlier years as far as numbers," said Garin. "This can be ascribed to the numerous open firecrackers shows ng ating neighborhood government units and private accomplices. Due to the increment in group firecrackers shows, mas kumonti dad 'yung wounds sa NCR."
Piccolo remains the main reason for firecrackers related wounds, alongside kwitis, luces and 5-star.
Then, Garin said just three individuals were harmed by stray shots in 2014, 73% lower contrasted with 11 cases in the earlier year.
"Ang laki po ng binaba ng wounds identified with stray shots, so we might want to thank the Philippine National Police and the Department of Interior and Local Government for a gigantic battle on that," she said. "We would be focusing on zero harm in the advancing years."
Garin said the Department of Health will keep on monitorring wounds identified with firecrackers and stray projectiles until January.
source: abs-cbn