Monticello, NY +Burn Victim+
Sullivan County, Monticello, NY +Burn Victim+ A six-year-old child with 30-40% serious burns to his body after spilling a percolator of hot water on him self, at Camp Ba'eir Hatorah on Route 17B in Monticello, Hatzloah Medics on the scene requesting a chopper to fly, L/Z being set up by Monticello Fire Department at Carl's Park.
U/D: 18:22
Child was airlifted to Weschester Medical Center.
U/D: 21:09
Child is in stable condition.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 8/31/2006 11:26:00 AM
15 Comments:
At 8:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
u/d please
At 11:58 PM,
Anonymous said…
Why Staten Island and not Weastchester ?
At 12:07 AM,
Anonymous said…
Where's Carl Park located?
At 12:17 AM,
Anonymous said…
The use of percolators around children is tantamount to PIKUACH NEFESH - ask the doctors at SIUH how many frum children have been treated for very serious burns as a result of percolator injury. The numbers are astounding. As a parent of small kids I got rid of mine long ago. I don't care if company wants a hot tea - if it's on the stove that's OK. Not on a countertop where kids can easily access it.
At 1:09 AM,
Anonymous said…
NO NEED TO GET RID OF IT. KEEP IT FAR BACK AND WATCH YOU CHILDREN. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED. WHEN WILL WE STOP BLAMING THINGS AND REALIZE THAT CHILDREN NEED CONSTANT SUPERVISION. NO EXCUSES. IT'S NOT EASY AND VERY TIRING- I WILL ATTEST TO IT - BUT THEY ARE WORTH WATCHING. NO VACATION WHEN YOUR LITTLE ONES ARE AROUND.
At 1:12 AM,
Anonymous said…
Kids can easily access a stove as well. It's the same height. They must be watched!!!!! No excuses!!! I am not judging as accidents do happen but need I get rid of everything in my house that could possibly cause an accident??? Watch the children !!! Keep things out of there reach!! And again NEVER LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!
At 1:14 AM,
Anonymous said…
I do not understand. Countertop and stove are the same height. What is the difference??? Where was the mother or the adult that was supervising the child!!! People out there, children must be watched constantly. There are wonderful Malachim watching our kinderlach B"H.
At 7:46 AM,
VOS IZ NEIAS said…
Brooklyn boy, 6, burned in boiler cord accident in Thompson
Thompson - A young boy from Brooklyn suffered second-degree burns over a quarter of his body yesterday after he became tangled in the electrical cord of a small water boiler and pulled it over onto himself, authorities said.
The boy, Chaim Khana, who will be 6 today, was burned from his left ear to the left side of his lower back, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department officials said. Chaim was flown to Westchester Medical Center, authorities said, adding his injuries are non-life-threatening, but he will likely need skin grafts.
The incident occurred about 5 p.m. at the Ber-Hatorah bungalow colony on Route 17B. The water boiler, which Chaim’s mother was using to make tea, was sitting on a dresser in their bungalow when the boy became tangled in the cord.
The incident has been ruled an accident, Sheriff’s Department officials said.
At 12:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
for as many percolator burns there are, i suspect there are just as many ingestions of parafin- the clear oil used by many for the shabbos candels or in shuls.
if that stuff is swallowed, its a 2 day icu admission.
doesnt anyone daven ashkenaz any more and say pirkei avos- rebbe tarfon said- shemen zayis bilvad
At 12:20 PM,
Anonymous said…
...I think you meant Ba'meh Madlikin - not Pirkei Avos :-)
At 12:27 PM,
Anonymous said…
If you daven nusach sefard there is no bameh madlikin. Thats why we dont know!
At 1:56 PM,
Anonymous said…
I have three kids, and I know that it’s impossible to watch all kids, all the time. We DID spend a lot of time kid-proofing. Did they get hurt occasionally, You betcha! You can’t kid proof the whole world, and you can’t watch even one kid 24/7/365. You clean up and treat after the fact.
That said, hot water is a known issue around kids, and we did not have a “samava” around when the kids were younger and I turned the main hot water heater lower. You know what? They found other ways to make mischief, and get hurt. My favorite was my daughter getting her earring pulled inside her ear, during “Kol Nidrei”. Yup, I went from shul to the ED to have it removed. We seem to have an affinity for the ED on Shabbos and Y”T.
My cousin (a big name doctor) had his kid grap a hot coffee from the table while sitting on his lap. Very bad burn, pressure bandages for months, and morphine for weeks. They only let him home because his dad was a doctor, and could manage his medications. otherwise he would have been in the hospital for three months.
The bottom line is: These things are not always avoidable. The parents are not ALWAYS to blame.
At 6:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
in england we all tie our water urns to the wall with chain so it cant be moved by a child!
At 7:32 PM,
Anonymous said…
My heart goes out to this child. The pain must be unbearable. I don't think the strongest pain killer will help enough. Is there anything we can do? I burnt myself about 15 years ago with boiling water, 3rd degree burn, skin fell right off, only maybe a square inch on my hand, and I remember how painful it was to this day!! Ok, yes, I am a big baby, I have a very low tolerance for pain - so it's unimaginable for me to consider how this child is able to handle this intense pain on such a large portion of his body. I will pray for him and I will try very hard to remember to keep him in my prayers, as this is going to be a long, painful recovery. Potential infection, skin grafting, scarring, I'm so sad for this child and his parents. His mother must feel just horrible and is probably making herself crazy with self blame and guilt. It's easy to say she should have done this or that, but it was an accident. No matter how careful we all are, accidents still happen.
Anon in Lakewood
At 9:36 AM,
Anonymous said…
Unfortunatly though we try our utmost to protect our children these things do happen. Case in point, my child was in someone elses home, and for a split second got a hold of their liquid parrafin and ended up in critical care in the picu. B'h everything is fine now but we went through something terrifying, not knowing if our child was going to surivive. Being that it was in someone elses house it had nothing to do with our parenting, and yet it couldnt be avoided . The bottom line is these things should not be in frum homes. People should know better. A cup of tea, or pretty shabbos lights are not worth a childs life. When are people going to wake up?
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