THE Department of Health (DoH) will be on “Code White” beginning Thursday, December 21 until January 5, 2018 for firecracker-related injuries during the New Year celebration. Our medicines are ready, and we are ready to receive patients,” Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo said. “This year, we hope to see more reduction because the EO has been signed last June,” Bayugo said. From the period of December 21, 2016 to January 5, 2017, a total of 630 fireworks-related injuries were recorded by the DoH. Of the total 630 cases, 627 were injuries on the body while 3 cases involved ingesting the firecrackers.

Source: Manila Times December 20, 2017 06:00 UTC