MANILA, Philippines — A 12-year-old boy in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija needed to have a finger on his left amputated on Friday after playing with a five-star firecracker that exploded, according to report issued by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday. The boy, who was not identfied, was taken to the Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center in Cabanatuan. According to the DOH, this incident is their first recorded case in their surveillance for fireworks-related injuries this year. The annual surveillance, which runs from Dec. 21 until Jan. 5, taps 50 hospitals to be alert for fireworks injuries and report them to the DOH. /atmRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 22, 2018 14:33 UTC