Blast or burns without amputation, eye injury that might lead to blindness, tetanus, poisoning (ingestion), and death are the direct health effects of the misuse of fireworks or firecrackers according to the Department of Health (DOH).
tetanus, poisoning , and death are the direct health effects of the misuse of fireworks or firecrackers according to the Department of Health .
“Our hospitals are well prepared for this. We have robust surveillance system for our fireworks injuries,” she said. On December 31, Field Implementation and Coordination Team officials will be visiting communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to ensure that families are celebrating the coming of 2023 safely.
The DOH assured that they will be proactively monitoring and conducting surveillance activities of the situation on the ground and “in our hospitals to ensure that our health facilities are supported in any way or form in combating physical injuries, diseases, Covid-19, and any form of health emergency.”
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