An eight-month-old boy sustained serious burns all over the body when he fell on a hot stove. Owing to the grave injuries, one of his legs could be amputated. The incident happened one day after a girl aged three was hospitalized with burns all over the body that she sustained in a fire caused when playing with matches. Both of the children were admitted in a serious condition to the National Children’s Hospital “Emilian Cotaga” in Chisinau.

The case occurred in Orhei, from where the child was immediately transported to Chisinau by the Aviasan service.

Contacted by IPN, the head of the Hospital’s Burns Section Gheorghe Vicol said the boy suffered serious burns on the face, abdomen and legs. His right leg was the most affected and could be amputated.

Doctors warn not to leave the children unsupervised even for a moment, not even when they sleep. In the house, the children are exposed to the greatest risks in the kitchen, where there are the stove, the oven and other dangerous objects. The children younger than five must not be allowed unsupervised especially in the kitchen. The grownups must pay increased attention to the heating devices in the cold period of the year.

Information about how to protect the child in different situations can be found on www.parinti.md and by following the activities of the information campaigns centering on the prevention of home accidents involving children under five carried out within the Regionalization of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Services Project (REPEMOL). The project is financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and is implemented by the Foundation of the Center for Health Policies and Services.