As a result of a safety violation while working with paint, the young man almost died. With burns on 60% of his body surface, he was urgently taken to Lviv, where doctors fought for his survival.<\/p>\n
In the Lviv region, a 19-year-old young man from the Zhytomyr region received severe burns while performing his work duties. As it became known, he was painting a metal roof when he accidentally doused himself with solvent. After that, during a smoke break, his T-shirt caught fire from a lit cigarette.<\/p>\n
The fire spread to his body instantly, and the young man received severe burns, most of which were deep. The head, neck, chest, arms, and torso were most affected, and the respiratory tract was also damaged.<\/p>\n
After receiving primary medical care at a local facility, the young man was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Lviv, where his condition was assessed as critical.<\/p>\n
In the operating room, doctors excised the affected tissues and temporarily closed the wounds with xenoskin, a material made from pig skin. Surgical wound cleaning was performed in several stages. When the wounds were cleaned, specialists performed autodermoplasty, transplanting the patient’s own skin to the deeply affected areas.<\/p>\n
The young man spent more than a week in intensive care under the constant supervision of doctors. As the head of the Thermal Injury Center noted, with burns of more than 60%, there is a significant threat to life, and only the coordinated work of partners in medicine gave him a chance for recovery.<\/p>\n
Now the boy is recovering, thanks to the doctors, and has realized the importance of following safety precautions, especially when working with flammable materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a result of a safety violation while working with paint, the young man almost died. With burns on 60% of his body surface, he was urgently taken to Lviv, where doctors fought for his survival. In the Lviv region, a 19-year-old young man from the Zhytomyr region received severe burns while performing his work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":25114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n