Evening at BURNS WARD NO .25
6.45 PM
it was Saturday evening, I was at Sassoon Hospital, Pune to visit burning
patients with Mr. Tushar Parikh and his wife, it was my first time when I was
going to meet Mr. Parikh sir. That day session in the morning at Dastur Boys
school Jyotsna Bahirat told me few things about his posture and behavior with
patients scolding the relatives and patients to take precautions while cooking
or doing some work with flammable things, sometimes he also helps financial
crisis of patient and encourage them saying, ‘Let it be what happen?, don’t
think about it more, see forward the whole life is waiting for you stretching
both hands and try to overcome from it’, and makes them smile.
After reaching near to burning ward,
I observed the floor and entrance was full of dust and dirt, Sassoon Hospital
the 25 bed burns ward has become a nuisance for the relatives of patients
admitted to ward. Entering in the ward I saw Parikh sir was talking to a 9 year
old boy telling him to spray of hydroperaoxide solution on burned injury but he
was refusing him saying it hurts lot, he was suffered burns on his little right
side face, right hand, on back and some place on chest, offering him chocolates
by sir he got ready to spread solution on his whole body for making cleaning of
his injuries. I was standing beside to Parikh sir it was really nice to see him
taking care of that child, telling his father to give him his favorite Idli
vada dish for dinner. After we proceed to next bed no. 13, 40 year old lady
name Rathode seating on bed her son was feeding her daal rice with spoon, her
face, shoulder and chest was badly burned, even she was not able to open her
eyes and mouth a inch, and head was covered with bandages, Parikh sir discussed
with her son how incident occur and all that? Parikh sir scolded him, ‘If you have
taken care of her like this before burning this accident won’t happen? ‘,
prescribing some kind of medicine and exercise to do regularly, we proceed to
next bed no. 7 Reshma 23 year old young lady lied on bed victim by her husband,
her face was full burned might be chest also, as I have not seen her because
she was covered with bedsit and she was under spherical rod hollow structure
part, Parikh sir asked her about her health, while her mother was blowing warm
air with blower so that she would feel better, but she was continuously saying
to sir that ‘I want to quit my life I can’t bear this lots of pain…’, Parikh
sir got angry on her sentence and asked her to see her mother’s face what she
will feel inside after seeing saying you those words, she expecting lot of
things from you, and you are saying such things, sir gives his best to tried
her to motivate by showing her video clip from his mobile of same critical case
of patient on same bed no. 7, asked her to see how they live their life even in
bad condition by singing songs and forgetting all the pains. I was standing few
steps away from that bed with little tears in my eyes seeing her mother stroking
her head saying to remain calm, within few minutes sir diverted her mind and
given the reason to live a happy life and taken vow from her not to say or do
something which will hurt your MOM again.
It was around 9.30PM we visited all
of the patients and about to leave the ward, when there a emergency case
arrives. A 14 year 7th Std school girl was 80% burned badly injured
because of busting of burner, incident happen when she was cooking on burner
alone in the home, her mother was out, she was working as a servant somewhere
in others house washing clothes and dishes was her daily work her Father was
passed away last 4 year ago. Police constable was taking her mother and herself
witness, she signed paper with her injured red hot hand. While sir was discussing
with Police I got near to that girl, seeing in her condition my eyes started
watering, her mother was continuously crying and that little girl was telling
her mother not to cry, ‘Aai mala kahi
nahi honar tu radu nakoas, tu ahes na majhaya sobat…!’, I suggest her MOM
not to cry at least infront of her otherwise she will lose hope. Her brother
and uncle was also there standing beside her Mother. Sir called her brother and
Uncle to discuss something; I went with them to notify what his going to tell them.
After listening the word said by
Parikh sir, I was shocked my body shivered, Parikh sir said us that she would
live only hardly 24 hours or less than 48 hours, very soon her liver will
damage because of infections or slightly heart attack will hit her, suddenly
infront of my eyes her mother started flashing standing with full of tears and
her daughter’s sentence stroked me, ‘Aai
mala kahi nahi honar tu radu nakoas, tu ahes na majhaya sobat, majhaya javal
thamab majhaya dokh varun hatth firav….!’, this time I lose my control from
my eyes and tears dropped our down from my cheek. That was really bad moments
for her MOM Guardian from what they are suffering. I went to corridor as I was
not able to bear that situation.
Discussing all things with her brother
and told him to take care of her and give her lots of love and make her happy
as more as possible.
Firstly I saw someone’s arriving
death from very near, then after visiting all patients we were about leave,
standing few moments in portal, I asked Parikh sir some questions and got
satisfactory answer and what we can do to prevent such accidents. Lastly saying
bye and greeting each other we leaved Sassoon hospital.
With Mr. Tushar Parikh I learned lot
that day and experienced lot like how to take precaution and treatment on
burning injuries.
Prevention:
Most accidental burns
occur in kitchen. Fortunately, many of these burns can be prevented.
·
Stay
in the kitchen while food is cooking.
·
Turn
pot handles toward the back or center of the stave.
·
Keep
items such as dish towels, plastic bags, and long sleeves away from the heating
surface.
·
Never
cook while holding a child or pet.
·
Keep
small children and pets away from the front of the oven or stove.
First
Aid for Kitchen Burns:
·
Run
cool water over the burned area, soak it in cool water (not ice water), or
cover it with a clean, cold, wet towel.
·
Cover
the burn with a sterile bandage or a clean cloth.
·
Protect
the burn from pressure and friction.
·
Use
over-the –counter medications such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain.
·
If
a burn appears to be severe or you develop signs of infection, call your
doctor.
Epilogue:
Life is an Ice cream enjoy before it melts.
Life which we live, it is too short. So we should remain happy and
spread LOVE to everyone and make a habit to keep always smile even in bad
moments.