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Teenagers and young children are among the early victims of firecracker-related incidents just days before the New Year’s Eve celebration.According to Marisol Abdurahman’s report in 24 Oras on Thursday, the Department of Health tallied 69 firecracker-related injuries since December 22. Of the said figure, 58 patients are aged 19 years old and below.
“Sabi din daw niya na medyo nakainom daw po sila,” she added.Meanwhile, the Tondo Medical Center admitted four patients injured by firecrackers, one of them a 12-year-old boy who suffered second degree burns on the thighs and legs because of “boga”, a cannon made from a pvc pipe and among firecrackers considered illegal.“The patient has 10% burns. So we noted burns on the legs and extremities on the patient,” said senior resident Hardin Albajera.
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