Friday, December 29, 2017

‘Crackers - hating - Duterte causes lower no. of injuries – Doc



By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY – The reason that plunged the numbers of injuries from firecrackers explosion from last year’s record and those in the 2017’s New Year revelry had been credited to President Rodrigo Duterte’s disliked to many of them.
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Region-1 Medical Center Director Joseph Roland Mejia said that because of the Davao City’s ordinance banning firecrackers that President Duterte crowed to be emulated by the whole country, many Filipinos heeded it.
Middle this year Duterte ordered the regulation of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devises through Executive Order No. 28.
Mejia cited that in the records of December 21, 2016 to January 5, 2017 there were 38 firecracker injuries treated by R-1MC compared to the same days in the data of nineteen years that spanned from 1998 to 2015 Doctor Mejia distributed to media men.
Dr. Noel Manaois, a senior surgeon at R1MC, said that the other reason for the decline in the firecrackers’ injuries happened because of the strict implementation of their sale by this City’s local government unit under Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and the police.

According to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices that contain gunpowder exceeding two grams or 1.3 teaspoons, or those using sulfur and/or phosphorus mixed with chlorates are strictly prohibited to be sold, manufactured, distributed and used.
Malacanang said those prohibited for the revelries are Piccolo, Super Lolo, Whistle Bomb, Goodbye Earth, and Atomic Big Triangulo.
The Palace also urged the public to take notice the following firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices that are allowed under Republic Act No. 7183 or the Sale, Manufacture, Distribution, and Use of Firecrackers and Other Pyrotechnic Devices.
For firecrackers they are Baby Rocket, Bawang, Small Triangulo, Pulling of Strings, Paper Caps, El Diablo, Watusi, Judas Belt; Sky Rocket (kwitis) and other types that are equivalent in explosive content. For pyrotechnic devices they are Sparklers, Luces, Fountain, Jumbo Regular, Special, Mabuhay, Roman Candle, Trompillo, Airwolf, Butterfly, and all kinds of pyrotechnic devices and other types equivalent to the foregoing devices.
President Duterte last June signed Executive Order 28, which confines the use of pyrotechnics to community fireworks displays to lessen the risk of injuries.
Dr. Manaois cited that year 2006 was the worse in most number of casualties because Filipinos were reeling on economic hardship under the administration of President Joseph Estrada.
“2006 iyon and 109 (treated injuries) medyo naghirap ang mga Filipinos. Mga bata namumulot ng paputok. They came in pair in the hospital, “he cited the record of the Region 1 hospital.
Director Mejia said that passive victims of firecrackers or those who are hurt without them firing the devices could be treated for free in the R1MC.
R-1MC implemented the No-Prescription Policy since five years ago where medicines needed were already stored there.
“In Region -1 five years ago we had implemented the no prescription policy.  Every drugs nasa amin na. We have also a system to locate the families of those patients who are injured, locate the PNP, and DSWD. No bantay to the patients the DSWD coordinate sa different agencies”.
He cited that those who are active victims or those who fired the devices that exploded on them would be billed based on the rates of the hospital.

He said that the Department of Health runs regional hospital observes color coding that would be implemented up to January 6. Mejia cited that Code White means less than 50 casualties; Code Blue means more than 50 casualties to 100, and; Code Red means more than 100.

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