health
diciembre 26, 2025
¿Medellín perdió la lucha para prevenir el uso de pólvora? Quemados durante esta Navidad aumentaron en 54%
Que este año se está quemando más pólvora que durante las navidades pasadas parece una verdad evidente, a juzgar por las continuas detonaciones que se...
TL;DR
- Medellín reports 60 injuries from pyrotechnic products, a 54% increase compared to the same date last year.
- 75% of those injured are men, and 48% were handling the devices, while 45% were bystanders.
- 20 minors have been injured by fireworks.
- The department of Antioquia has seen a 26% increase in fireworks-related injuries, totaling 131.
- Over half of the injuries in Medellín are second-degree burns, with 5% being third-degree burns.
- Injuries include four amputations and six cases of eye damage.
- A city decree (0977 of 2025) prohibits the use of fireworks in Medellín.
- An inter-institutional committee is working on confiscation and destruction of pyrotechnic materials.
- Over 797 kilos of pyrotechnic materials have been seized and destroyed this December.
- The number of fireworks-related injuries in Medellín has shown a consistent yearly increase from 2019 to 2023, with a slight dip in 2024 before this year's sharp rise.