A week after being seriously burned, Hector and his dad agreed to meet our colleagues from La Voix du Nord.
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It was last Thursday, at the Cambrai fair. This August 13, 2020 marked the start of the August 15 celebration in the city. Camille was there to prepare pancakes at her waffle, churros and confectionery stand. At the end of the day, she is joined by Julien, her husband, and her two children.
While she is busy, the mother suddenly hears “Hector screaming”. The 4-year-old child has just been splashed with cooking oil. Parents have the right reflexes by pouring a bottle of water on him while a colleague hoses the child with a spray. “A plainclothes firefighter told us we had to water it well. Thanks to that, his burns were lighter, ”Camille told La Voix du Nord.
If the burns are “lighter”, Hector is still burned behind the ear and on the right part of the torso, on the arm and on the hand. “Superficial and deep second degree”, explains the mother. In the incident, Julien was also burned on the left side of his back, on the arm and behind the head, but did not realize it at the time. “I thought so much about my son”.
A domestic accident
Transported to the hospital, Julien goes out at night unlike Hector who is transferred to the burn treatment center of the regional hospital in Lille. “Their dressings must be changed every three days under general anesthesia.”
A week after the incident, the father is off work and has to wait three more weeks to find out if a skin transplant is necessary. Father and son are nevertheless better and morale is high. Our French colleagues were able to see a boy “wrapped from head to chest” but overflowing with energy. “Hector has healed well, his skin is pink. By the middle of next week, the wounds will be able to air dry, ”says Camille.
Regarding the accident itself, the mother confirms that it was not a “material failure but a domestic accident”. Camille’s stand is closed until their recovery.
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