Experts warn of hot water bottle danger
For mother-of-one Vanessa Pouthier, Sunday 14 April began like any regular day.
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For mother-of-one Vanessa Pouthier, Sunday 14 April began like any regular day.
Alarming new research from the Victorian Adult Burns Service (VABS) at The Alfred has found a clear link between petrol burn injuries and public holidays, showing petrol burns are 20 per cent more likely to occur on a public holiday.
Following a concerning spike in preventable burns injuries since December, burns specialists at The Alfred have joined forced with the CFA to issue an urgent call for action: take care around fire this Australia Day long weekend.
Doctors are issuing a warning to people using hot water bottles after seeing a significant increase in patients suffering severe burns admitted to the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred.
Black Saturday was one of the worst bushfire disasters in Australian history, with 173 Victorians losing their life across over 400 individual fires.
When Vanessa Matheson and her family headed to a friend’s house for a BBQ in late November, her focus was squarely on one thing.
A spate of severe and larger than normal injuries caused by barbecues has burns experts urging caution around barbecues this summer.
Marie Macheras had just settled into bed, when her peace was interrupted by the sound every mother dreads – her 20 year-old son screaming in agony.
What started as a fun night with friends quickly turned into months of painful rehab for 19-year-old Michael Robertson.
On a cold August night Andrea Pfeffermann-Hegmann went to light her wood fire heater the same we she had each winter night for the past 20 years.