Firecracker cases rise to 18 in Cagayan Valley

Firecracker cases rise to 18 in Cagayan Valley

By: - Correspondent /
/ 10:35 AM December 31, 2023
Health authorities in Cagayan Valley recorded 18 firecracker-related injuries in its monitoring before the New Year revelry.

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Health authorities in Cagayan Valley recorded 18 firecracker-related injuries in its monitoring before the New Year revelry.

The Department of Health-Region 2 reported on Sunday, Dec. 31, that four additional cases of fireworks-related injuries were logged from 6 a.m. between Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30.

Most of the cases were males with age ranging from 7 to 29 years old. Some of the cases came from Isabela and Cagayan provinces.

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“Most (89 percent) are active users. Ten of the cases occurred at home. Thirteen of the cases had blast/burn injury without amputation and five cases had eye injury while one case had blast/burn injury with amputation,” the health regional office statement added.

Seventeen patients were treated and discharged while one patient is still confined at a hospital.

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The 18 cases recorded this year was six cases higher compared to the same period in 2022.

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