Central Luzon firecracker cases down 50%

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By Ian Ocampo Flora

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- A total of 303 fireworks-related injuries were reported in Central Luzon from December 21, 2015 to January 1, 2016, the Department of Health (DOH) Central Luzon said.

The number was 50 percent lower than the same period last year where there were 609 registered cases, the DOH said.

The health department in its latest Fireworks Related Injury Surveillance Daily Update as of January 1, 2016 said that most of the victims' age ranged from 11 to 59 years old.

Most of the cases, which account for 54 percent, belong to the age group 11 to 20 years old. Two hundred cases (87 percent) were males.

Ninety-five percent of the cases sustained blast burn injuries with no amputation and five percent (15 cases) suffered eye injuries.

The most common type of firecracker used was piccolo (50 percent) followed by kwitis (18 percent).

Majority of the cases were recorded in Bulacan, Pampanga and Tarlac.

The DOH-Central Luzon also said that there were no stray bullet injuries or deaths resulting from the recent celebrations as of press time.

There are also no cases of fireworks ingestion.

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