The purpose of the initiative is to educate the public about the risk of manipulating these kinds of articles.
“More awareness, less explosives” is the name of the prevention campaign that the Guayaquil Fire Department presented this Thursday in preparation for the Christmas and New Year festivities.
The purpose of the initiative is to educate the public about the risk of handling explosives.
According to data consulted by the Fire Department at the Hospital del Niño Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante, between December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021, five minors arrived at this health home due to explosives.
Meanwhile, in that period, the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital, of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS), received two patients, one of them a child, for the same problem.
The age of those affected was 4 to 13 years. Most of the victims suffered burns to the upper extremities, eye trauma, and facial injuries.
Martín Cucalón, first chief of the Guayaquil Fire Department, pointed out that the control of the sale and distribution of these devices is the responsibility of the Armed Forces.
The campaign consists of spreading spots advertising through television and radio.
The messages of the pieces are focused on making people aware of the risks for them and the impact on people with autism, for example, given their hypersensitivity. Pets are also affected by the use of explosives. (I)
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