Firecracker Injuries News Today

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said 15 more individuals were reported injured due to fireworks and stray bullets, bringing the nationwide count to 600 victims.

Dr. Afdal Kunting, Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) chief, has assured that they are ready to accept and manage firecracker-related injuries during Christmas and New Year's revelry in the city.

Four children became the first victims of the holiday revelry caused by illegal firecrackers, according to the Department of Health.

A total of nine cases were reported at the state-run Minto Hospital on November 12 and 13. As many as 24 cases were reported from Narayana Nethralaya.

According to the DOH, the number of reported firecracker-related injuries from December 21 was the same in 2021, but 29% lower than the five-year average during the same time period.

SPMC logs zero firecracker-related injuries

The Philippines recorded 68 additional firecracker-related injuries, bringing the total to 153, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday ordered policemen to coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) to avoid conflicting data on firecracker-related injuries.

SunStar File photo January 02, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 reported 18 fireworks-related injuries between midnight of Dec. 16 and 11:59 p.m. of Dec. 31, 2020. This constituted a drop of 111 percent from the 38 cases recorded in the same period in 2019. Majority of the injuries involved residents from Lapu-Lapu City followed by Cebu City and Bohol with three cases each. Mandaue City and Cebu Province each had two cases, while Negros Oriental had one, excluding an 11-year-o...