Setyembre 4 nang matapunan ng mainit na champorado ang 6-anyos na si Stephen sa kanilang tahanan sa San Pedro, Laguna. Ang mas nakakalungkot na pangyayari, tatlong ospital umano ang tumanggi sa kanila dahil sa kakulangan ng pasilidad para sa gaya niyang biktima ng sunog o lapnos. Ano-ano nga ba ang hakbang na ginagawa ng pamahalaan para masolusyunan ang kakulangan na ito? Sundan ang buong ulat sa video na ‘to.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 "Ate?"
00:01 "Ate."
00:02 "Aki?"
00:03 "Aki."
00:04 In this cellphone video,
00:06 we can see the sharp and sharp cut of 4-year-old Jerry Maya.
00:10 His entire body was burned
00:13 after an LPG tank exploded in their house in Paranaque City.
00:18 His mother Sarah was also injured in the explosion.
00:25 "One."
00:27 "Two."
00:28 "Three."
00:29 But before they could be confined to the hospital,
00:31 they were refused two public hospitals because of the lack of a burn unit.
00:37 This is also what happened to Stephen, 6 years old.
00:46 His body was burnt
00:48 after he was hit by a hot champurado.
00:51 They were also refused three hospitals
00:56 because of the lack of a burn unit.
00:59 What is the government's goal to solve the lack of medicine for the victims of the burn or burn?
01:07 September 18, 2022.
01:19 His mother Sarah Jerry Maya was outside their house in Paranaque City.
01:26 Suddenly, their LPG tank exploded with a huge force.
01:31 Their house was burned.
01:34 Sarah's brother-in-law died.
01:36 And a neighbor who was fixing the LPG tank.
01:39 They were also injured in the fire.
01:43 "I smelled gasoline."
01:47 "I took the gasoline we bought last night."
01:52 "He was the one who fixed the gas."
01:56 While fixing the LPG tank,
01:58 this happened.
02:02 "Our skin was black."
02:07 "We could not breathe."
02:10 "Our chest was tight."
02:12 They were admitted to the nearest hospital.
02:16 But they were refused two public hospitals.
02:21 They were admitted to the Philippine General Hospital.
02:26 "Ate."
02:28 "Ato."
02:29 "Aki."
02:31 "Aki."
02:32 This is the pitiful condition of Jerry Maya when she was just three years old.
02:36 She was in the hospital.
02:37 And her father was the one she talked to.
02:40 "Seven."
02:41 "Dead."
02:43 It was also hard for her to talk.
02:44 Jerry Maya had a third-degree burn.
02:47 Her body was burned 60 percent.
02:50 "When we went to the PGH, they immediately tested us."
02:53 "As in, this child was really 50-50."
02:56 Sarah's body was burned 60 percent.
03:00 "We were immediately operated on."
03:03 "We were covered in black."
03:06 "Then, this happened."
03:10 "My husband was told by the doctor that he would live here for a while."
03:15 "Because he was not responding anymore."
03:19 A year passed.
03:21 Reporters found the mother's notebook
03:25 before they moved her house to Paranaque City.
03:28 We were able to find out how hard it was for Jerry Maya to move.
03:36 Her wounds were not completely healed.
03:39 She could not walk.
03:40 Some of her wounds were not healed.
03:43 She was also having a hard time moving her hands and body.
03:47 She could hardly stand.
03:49 "When you get burned, your joints will get stuck."
03:54 "We were operated on to return to normal."
03:57 "I could not walk."
03:59 "The two of us could not walk."
04:02 "Because of a serious accident, we could not walk."
04:07 "It was so hard."
04:09 "It was still so painful even though it was so long."
04:14 "I could not sleep well because I was awake."
04:18 "And before I could sleep, I was in so much pain."
04:22 Sarah's husband, Michael, is a motorcycle ride healer.
04:28 He says that his income is enough for his mother's medication.
04:32 "Sometimes, it is not enough."
04:34 "We buy a lot of medication."
04:37 "Because if we do not drink, it is so painful."
04:40 "And it is itchy."
04:41 [baby crying]
04:42 Sarah is still saddened that her child could not go to school.
04:47 "She can be blessed by people who can see her pain."
04:52 "I hope that even though this happened to us, she will still be positive."
04:57 "She will still grow up to be a good child even though this happened to us."
05:02 It is also hard for Marie to accept what happened to Stephen, her 6-year-old son.
05:09 [siren]
05:11 September 4, 2023, while cooking champorado in Marie's house in San Pedro, Laguna.
05:19 They were shocked when Stephen was able to see the pot where the food is being cooked.
05:30 "I saw that my mother was already wearing clothes."
05:35 "I was shocked to see her clothes and the pot was so dirty."
05:40 They immediately poured water and put toothpaste on Stephen's nose.
05:46 "They can wash it with room temperature water even if it is from the flu."
05:52 "That's it. It is okay now. They don't have to put toothpaste because it is still hot."
05:57 "It can add to the burn injury."
06:02 Stephen was brought to three public hospitals.
06:05 But they did not admit him.
06:09 "We were immediately admitted to the ER.
06:13 "They cleaned him, wiped him, removed the toothpaste that was on him and put cream on him."
06:18 "The nurse who cleaned him told us that we will be given a referral to a bigger hospital with burn facilities."
06:27 After being admitted to three hospitals, Marie was forced to go home.
06:33 Marie posted her experience in the hospitals on social media.
06:41 Because of his condition, we immediately brought Stephen's case to the local government of San Pedro.
06:53 That night, they immediately brought the child to the Philippine General Hospital of PGH.
06:57 While on the trip, the child was repeatedly being abused.
07:03 After an hour, we arrived at PGH.
07:09 We were not allowed to get the child's medicine.
07:13 But Marie was not allowed.
07:17 The child was admitted with a second degree burn.
07:20 [Music]
07:26 "Now, he is okay. He can play, he can laugh."
07:29 "He is not like before when he was always crying because he was sick."
07:34 According to the Philippine General Hospital,
07:38 from 2013 to 2015, 400 burn victims were admitted to the hospital.
07:45 The most number of children aged 2 to 14 was 101.
07:51 Next are those aged 25 to 44 who were admitted to 98 cases.
07:57 Of these 335 cases, the severity of the burn is major.
08:02 The medicine should have been given earlier to people like Jeremiah and Stephen
08:07 if there are more burn units in public hospitals.
08:11 Currently, only 5 public hospitals have burn units in the country.
08:15 This is the Philippine General Hospital in Manila,
08:18 Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Manila,
08:20 East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City,
08:23 Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City,
08:26 and Quirino Memorial Medical Center or QMMC in Quezon City.
08:31 The burn unit is one of the most important parts of the hospital, like the ICU.
08:38 Usually, if the burn unit is more than 20 to 30 percent,
08:42 it is a life-threatening situation.
08:44 It means that if the skin is burned, all the fluid in the body comes out from there.
08:49 That's why they will be dehydrated.
08:51 So if there is no burn unit, they are not used to treating patients.
08:58 [Sirens]
09:07 QMMC allowed us to enter their burn unit.
09:12 We receive patients from ER.
09:15 We dress the patient right here in the dressing area of our burn unit.
09:21 If you look here, it has a shower.
09:25 This shower has a filter that comes out and it also has a thermal regulator.
09:31 So that once the patient showers, it will not be cold.
09:35 For now, the hospital has a nine-bed capacity.
09:39 We have burn isolation, beds for critical patients,
09:44 and we also have regular beds for patients who will recover.
09:51 If the number of burn units in public hospitals increases,
09:55 the public will benefit, especially the poor.
09:59 The expertise that is needed, the capacity building, needs to be increased.
10:05 Upgrade or...
10:07 The effects of LAPNOS is long-lasting for people like Jeremiah, Sarah, and Stephen.
10:13 They ask for help for their recovery.
10:19 So that they can return to normal life.
10:23 Until next Saturday, I am Jun Veneracion and this is Reporters Tungpo.
10:37 For more information, visit www.fema.gov