THE Health Department said Sunday 13 of the 23 fireworks related injuries reported as of Dec. 25 took place in Metro Manila.
Eight of the 23 cases were caused by the Piccolo, the leading cause of firecracker related injuries in the past few years.
Manila had six cases, Quezon City three and Marikina, Las Piñas, Navotas and Pa say one each.
A case of firecracker ingestion was also reported in Cainta, Rizal, where a sixyear old boy apparently swallowed a portion of a sparkler.
The remaining cases were in Regions 1 with three cases, Region 4A with two, Region VI with two and Region 7 and 11 with one each.
The reported cases were 55 percent low er than the fiveyear average from 2011 to 2015 and 48 percent lower compared to the same period last year.
The youngest injured was aged five and the oldest 62. Sixteen suffered blast inju ries and most of those were hand injuries or 55 percent of the total.
“If you really love your children, you will not allow them to use firecrackers,” said Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. RosellUbial.
