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December 23, 2007

Update No. 2 Fireworks Injury Surveillance 2007

Official DOH Report: Update 2 (PDF) 

6:00 AM December 21 to 6:00 AM December 23, 2007

Injury Registry Update

There are five new fireworks-related injuries reported today. The total number of cases since 21 December 2007 is eight, which is 14% 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 eight injuries were reported from 6:00 AM of 21-23 December 2007 by six different sentinel sites. All were fireworks-related.

 

A. Fireworks-related Injuries

All cases were males, ages range from 5 to 31 years (median 16). Seventy-five percent of cases were from NCR (Table 1). Seventy-five percent sustained blast/burn injury without amputation (Fig. 2). Most injuries were caused by piccolo (38%) and kwitis (25%). Majority of the cases (5/8) were bystanders.

 

Figure 2.

Distribution by Type of Injury (N=8)

Fireworks Injury Surveillance 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 (46%) out of 50 hospitals submitted injury reports. Seven submitted reports through fax, 14 via text messaging and two by e-mail. Seventeen (54%) hospitals submitted before the 8:00 AM deadline.

 

Table 1.

Distribution of Injuries by Region (N=3)

6:00 AM, December 23, 2007

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DOH Surveillance Team: NEC, NCDPC, HEMS, Sentinel Hospitals

 

 Operation Center: in ACTION 

Fireworks Injury Surveillance 2007

National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health, Sta. Cruz, Manila

DSCF0039Surveillance Briefing
Left to right:
Ms. Samphy Flores 
Mr. Noel T. Orosco
Dr. Rollie Cruz
Mr. Rammell Martinez 
 
DSCF0042Drafting Reports
Left to right:
Dr. Roston Garces
Ms. Rossana Rosell
Ms. Samphy Flores

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