A woman's hot water bottle burst, causing severe burns and leaving her bedridden for two weeks. She shares her story as a warning to others about the dangers of using outdated hot water bottles.
A woman has vowed to never use a hot water bottle again after it burned her bottom so badly she struggled to use the toilet. Sophie, 29, filled the bottle on a chilly November day but as she got in, hot water spurted from a hole on the top of the bottle, burning her 'under her bum' and on her upper legs, inner thighs and part of her hand. She said she saw her skin 'melt', leaving her screaming in pain and running to the shower to cool the deep burns.
After phoning for an ambulance she was instructed to submerge herself in a bath of cold water for 45 minutes, before going to A&E where doctors had to tweeze the 'flappy' skin from her thighs. Sophie said the pain was like an 'out-of-body' experience and that she had never screamed in pain before in her life. She's now vowed not to use them ever again and is urging anyone with a hot water bottle to 'throw them out'. Sophie is sharing her ordeal as a warning to others, claiming doctors at the hospital said they had seen many hot water bottle burns as people tried to stay warm without having the heating on all the time. 'I sat in bed and immediately thought I had left the lid off because it was suddenly all over me. I was screaming, there was so much, I could just feel it burn underneath me. I was bedbound for two weeks after the out-of-date hot water bottle burst and left me with burns over my thighs and groin. 'There was so much I could just feel it burn underneath me. My sister ended up filling the bath with cold water because the shower head couldn't cover the area. 'I had never screamed in pain before in my life, it was an out-of-body experience. 'I have been to hospital before when other things happened but that was the most painful thing I've ever experienced
HOT WATER BOTTLE BURNS INJURY HEALTH WARNING SAFETY
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