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December 27, 2007

Update 6 - Fireworks Injury Surveillance 2007

6:00 AM December 21-27, 2007

Official DOH Reports:

Update No. 6 (PDF), Update No. 5 (PDF), Update No. 4 (PDF), Update No. 3 (PDF), Update No. 2 (PDF), Update No. 1 (PDF)

To send report , please fax or e-mail to:
FAX Nos. 02-743-6076, 02-743-1937, 02-743-8301 local 1901
E-mail: n.orosco@gmail.com

For Zero-Case Reporting, please send to numbers:
0921-606-3786 or 0921-841-0562 or 0920-918-1369

To share pictures on surveillance activities, e-mail to:
E-mail: n.orosco@gmail.com

Injury Registry Update

There are 22 new fireworks-related injuries reported today. The total number of cases as of 27 December 2007 is 87, Fifteen cases (15%) lower than previous 3-year average (Fig. 1) or 38 cases (30%) lower than the same period last year. There is no stray bullet and watusi ingestion incidence. 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 87 fireworks related injuries, with one stray bullet injury were reported from December 21-27, 2007 from 9 sentinel sites (Table 2).

A. Fireworks-related Injuries

Majority, 71 (85%) were males, Ages ranged from 3 to 71 years (Median 13): 35 (40%) were children 10 years and below. Fifty-three (61%) cases were from NCR (Table 1). Fifty-eight (67%)sustained blast/burn injury without amputation,18 (21%) with eye injury, 8(9%) with amputation. Fifty-three (60%) directly handled firecrackers, among which 9 (17%) were under the influence of alcohol. Piccolo, 5 star, plapla were the most common type of firecracker used (Fig.2). Piccolo caused more eye injuries.

 
Figure 2.
Most Common Firecrackers Used (N=87)
Fireworks Injury Surveillance
December 21-27, 2007

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Piccolo
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source:
Dr. Nelson C. Soriano (National Epidemiology Center, 2006)

 

B. Watusi Ingestion

There was no reported case of watusi ingestion.

C. Stray Bullet Injuries

There is still just one stray bullet injury.

 

Status of Reporting of Sentinel Hospitals

Thirty-three (66%) out of 50 hospitals submitted injury reports. Twenty-seven (81%) hospitals submitted before the 8:00 AM deadline.

 
Table 2. 
Number of Injuries by Region (N=87)
Fireworks Injury Surveillance
December 21-27, 2007

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Other reporting hospitals but not sentinel hospitals

Other Hospital from CAMANAVA DESU, Ospital ng Palawan, Medina Hospital, Southern Isabela General Hospital, Tarlac Provincial Hospital, PRMMH (Zambales), Province of Pampanga

Greetings to all our Sentinel Hospital Surveillance Partners . . . Keep up the good work!!!

 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All . . .

 

Synergy is exciting . . .

It's phenomenal what openness and communication can produce. The possibilities of truly significant gain, of significant improvement are so real that it's worth the risk such openness entails.
--Stephen R. Covey (Habit 6: SYNERGIZE)