TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has documented four cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) in Eastern Visayas, including three young boys, during its week-long surveillance of holiday revelry blast incidents.
The casualties include an eight-year-old male from Palo, Leyte; a six-year-old male from Taft, Eastern Samar; and a 24-year-old male from Borongan City in Eastern Samar. All three sustained head and eye injuries while igniting a "lantaka,” or portable cannon.
The use of "lantaka” is a common practice during Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations as a form of noisemaking.
The fourth victim, an 11-year-old male from Paranas, Samar, incurred a hand injury while igniting a 5-star firecracker, which is one of the firecrackers prohibited by the government
“To ensure a safe and healthy holiday season, we continue to urge the public to adopt and adhere to healthy habits such as ‘Iwas Paputok,’ ‘Healthy Handaan’, and ‘Healthy Celebration,’” emphasized DOH Regional Information Officer Jelyn Lopez-Malibago.
The DOH official also encouraged the public to explore alternative methods for creating loud noises, such as using trumpets, horns, music, and cans. (PNA)
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