Household points warning about scorching concrete after 18-month-old suffers extreme burns

May 31, 2023 at 6:20 AM
Household points warning about scorching concrete after 18-month-old suffers extreme burns

A household has warned mother and father of the risks posed by scorching concrete after their 18-month-old suffered son suffered second-degree burns. 

On May 15, little Mason slipped out the again door of the household’s dwelling in Phoenix, Arizona, with no footwear or socks on. 

His mother and father did not realise he was damage till he began screaming in agony, and so they shortly clocked that the concrete outdoors had severely scalded his toes. 

“Yeah, it’s traumatizing. He was in so much pain, and there was nothing we could do. It was horrible. I felt sick the whole day,” Mason’s mother informed the New York Post.

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Dr Kevin Foster from the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health informed the outlet that they see many kids with burns much like Mason’s every summer season. 

“It’s not that rare. It happens almost on a daily basis, especially in June, July, and August. Once the sun is out, the pavement gets to be 140, 150, and sometimes even 180 degrees,” he defined. 

Mason acquired remedy on the burns middle and was despatched dwelling to heal up. His burns had been bandaged up and is now capable of stroll softly on his toes. 

Now his mother and father are eager to boost consciousness of the hazard of scorching asphalt as Phoenix heads into its blistering summer season warmth. 

“It only takes a few seconds. If you’re an older person and a younger person, it doesn’t take any time at all,” Foster warned.

Mason’s mum added: “Those baby tender feet – man, they just burn so fast.

“I just don’t want this to happen to anybody else if we can avoid it.”

Foster suggested that, within the occasion of struggling a contact burn, the individual ought to submerge their toes in room temperature water and name the burn middle for recommendation.