Three burn cases reported
Every day, a large number of burn victims are prematurely moved out of the burn unit due to the acute shortage of beds. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Three people were burnt by hot milk and fire and rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
Rescue 1122 sources said the wife of Mohammad Adnan, a resident of Fareedi Chowk Millat Town, placed a pot of hot milk on a table to cool it down. Meanwhile, her two children, five-year-old Merab Fatima and one-year-old Ali Akbar, fell on the hot milk pot while playing and were badly burnt.
They were shifted to Allied Hospital’s Burn Unit by rescue personnel after first-aid.
According to doctors, one-year-old Ali Akbar received 30 percent burns while Merab received 16 percent burns.
Meanwhile, 28-year-old Mehboob, a resident of Ghulam Muhammadabad, was badly burnt while eating and was shifted to hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2022.