Diesel
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It was just a few days before Diesel’s first birthday when, in the blink of an eye, he pulled a kettle full of boiling water off the kitchen bench and on top of himself. The boiling water scalded him all down the right side of his body and on his hands, ankles and feet.
Little Diesel was rushed to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane to receive specialist treatment for his serious burns. |
“For the first three weeks I cried every time he needed a dressing change,” said his mum Tracey. “It’s just so devastating seeing your baby in so much pain.”
Diesel benefited greatly from visits from volunteers, who helped him to play and have fun - as a one year old should!
He has also benefited from advances in medical technology and treatments, which mean children with burns are now much less likely to need skin grafts.
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