Children suffer burns and skin necrosis from treadmills

According to the National Children's Hospital (Hanoi), doctors at the Burn Unit of the Orthopedic Department, National Children's Hospital, recently admitted 3 children to the hospital for treatment of severe burns and skin necrosis due to their hands being rubbed by the belt and heat from the treadmill at home.

The most recent hospitalization was a boy named MK (3 years old, in Nghe An). The patient's family said that at home, MK's older brother turned on the treadmill to exercise. At that time, MK, who was playing next to him, reached under the machine to retrieve a toy that had fallen, causing his right hand to rub hard against the belt of the treadmill.

Liên tiếp các trẻ nhỏ bị bỏng, hoại tử da do máy chạy bộ - Ảnh 1. — Doctors at the National Children's Hospital performed surgery on a child who had an accident caused by a treadmill.

As the person directly treating the child patient, Dr. Phung Cong Sang, Head of the Burn Unit, said that MK was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of third-degree friction burns and signs of infection, the injury becoming more severe and deeper. After being admitted to the hospital, MK was treated and cared for daily, and his health is now stable.

Another patient is a girl named BA (30 months old, in Hanoi) who was hospitalized on May 13 after an accident that happened that afternoon at home, while BA's father was exercising on the treadmill.

According to the patient's family, while the father was jogging, BA came in from behind and played with the machine with both hands, causing his hands to get stuck under the belt. "The girl was hospitalized with a diagnosis of third-degree burns on both hands. Fortunately, the child was hospitalized early and treated promptly, so she recovered quickly and was discharged on May 22," said Dr. Sang.

Notes on keeping children safe at home

Doctors at the Burn Unit also admitted a patient, a girl named TT (3 years old, from Hanoi), who was hospitalized with friction burns to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers of her left hand; deep damage to the fingers, exposing almost all the tendons. The cause was that the child put her hand into the treadmill while the adults were exercising.

TT was transferred to the National Children's Hospital in emergency condition, and quickly underwent emergency surgery to reconnect tendons and muscles and surgery to remove necrosis.

After surgery, the child's burn wound is cared for daily with antiseptic solutions and biological gauze to kill bacteria, dissolve necrotic tissue, stimulate granulation tissue formation, combined with proper nutrition. After more than 2 weeks of treatment, the child's burn wound is improving and gradually healing.

Doctor Phung Cong Sang said that treadmills pose a potential risk of causing injuries to children such as scratches, burns, skin peeling, crushed tendons, broken bones, etc. Because young children are hyperactive, curious, and lack knowledge and skills to prevent accidents, they are very susceptible to accidents.

To keep children safe in their daily activities, Dr. Sang recommends that parents should place the treadmill in a safe place to limit children's access, especially young children; do not let children approach the treadmill when using it, especially children under 10 years old.

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