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December 25, 2007

Update 4 - Fireworks Injury Surveillance 2007

6:00 AM December 21-25, 2007

Official DOH Reports:

Update No. 4 (PDF), Update No. 3 (PDF), Update No. 2 (PDF), Update No. 1 (PDF)

Injury Registry Update

There are 22 new fireworks-related injuries reported today. The total number of cases as of 25 December 2007 is 37, 28% higher compared to last three years average (Fig. 1). There are no cases of watusi ingestion and stray bullet injuries. No deaths reported.

 
Figure 1.
Cumulative Cases by Day
3-Year Average (2004-2006) Vs. 2007*
Fireworks Injury Surveillance

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Cumulative Surveillance Findings

A total of 15 fireworks related injuries were reported from December 21-24, 2007 by 9 sentinel sites.

A. Fireworks-related Injuries

Majority (92%) were males, Ages ranged from 3 to 55 years (Median 15). Nineteen (51%) of cases were from NCR (Table 1). Seventy-six percent sustained blast/burn injury without amputation, eight percent with amputation and six percent with eye injury. Twenty (54%) directly handled firecrackers, among which 6 (30%) were under the influenced of alcohol. Triangle (14%) and Kwitis (11%) were the most common type of firecracker used (Fig.2).

 
Figure 2.
Distribution by Type of Injury (N=37)
Fireworks Injury Surveillance
December 21-25, 2007
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B. Watusi Ingestion

There was no reported case of watusi ingestion.

C. Stray Bullet Injuries

There was no reported stray bullet injury.

 

Status of Reporting of Sentinel Hospitals

Twenty-three (48%) out of 50 hospitals submitted injury reports. Eleven submitted reports through fax, 11 via text messaging and 2 by e-mail.

Table 2. 
Number of Injuries by Region (N=37)
Fireworks Injury Surveillance
December 21-25, 2007

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All . . .

 

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