8-year-old boy suffered severe burns because of an alcohol-based disinfectant bottle available in many families

06/07/2022 18:26 GMT+7

Baby D. (born in 2014) would have had an eventful summer with her dance classmates if it weren’t for this unfortunate incident. The baby’s father often goes on business trips, so the family often equips alcohol to disinfect.

While not paying attention, baby D. holding a bottle of alcohol running through the kitchen cooking food. As a result, the fire burned into her clothes, causing her to burn for about a minute before being rescued by her family.

And baby M. (born in 2019) is a case of gasoline burns. My father is a mechanic, while working, he extracted the gas tank. Sister M. who was playing nearby carelessly spilled gasoline, which spread to the kitchen area, causing a fire. The fire progressed so quickly that the whole family could not handle it and were badly burned.

The children are the cases of recent fire accidents. In the bandages wrapped around his body, the child’s eyes that should have been innocent were filled with pain.

Many children get burned during the summer.

Burns (or burns) are one of the most common accidents in children. The cause of burns is usually boiling water, related to electrical equipment, fire and explosion cases, especially in the hot season, are more likely to arise.

Injuries of burns, if mild, cause skin damage and infection, if more severe, they leave shrinkage scars, keloid scars, and even death.

When your child is accidentally burned, calmly and quickly take him to the faucet in the house and rinse with plenty of water (do not pour ice or cold water) to make the skin less hot, less dehydrated and less painful, will reduce area of ​​the skin injured and reduce the severity of the burn injury.

Then, depending on the severity or lightness, the area of ​​​​the burn, large or small, the house near the hospital or far from the hospital to take the children to the doctor to assess the burn status and have appropriate treatment.

Doctors recommend that in order to prevent problems from “fire lady”, parents should be very cautious. Keep flammable and explosive substances out of reach of children as well as regularly check electrical sources and electrical equipment to ensure safety for children and the whole family.

K.Chi