third-degree burns

2 (Petra) - A child died of his third-degree burns and two other people suffered shortness of breath on Monday when a fire broke out in a ground floor house in the Shallala district in Aqaba, the Civil Defense Department's (CDD) media office said.

Will Hawksworth, 24, suffered third-degree burns to his chest and stomach when batteries in the device exploded.

He was so badly burned that he was left with agonising blisters on his back, as well as second- and third-degree burns, and had to cancel his birthday party on Sunday.

Nathan Herbert, from Rhyl, was left with third-degree burns after failing to put on sunscreen while at the beach with his mates when temperatures hit 30C.

Dubai: The father of a five-year-old boy, who sustained third-degree burns after accidentally pouring acid on himself, has cautioned parents against storing hazardous items at home even as he appeals for help for his son's treatment.

Dehydration develops in people with third-degree burns, because fluid seeps from the blood to the burned tissues.

Johnson Ong , 55, suffered third-degree burns in his upper and lower extremities after a fire razed his apartment along Craig street at around 4 a.

He was later taken to Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center to be treated for third-degree burns.

I am an engineer by profession who sustained severe third-degree burns while performing my official duties at the Pakistan Machine Tools Factory in Karachi back in February 1997.

A 13-year-old girl from Paphos is in hospital with second and third-degree burns after catching fire while trying to light up a fireplace.

"Teams from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance responded to a report in Musandam that a citizen was burned during the use of a coal ignition, in Khor Najd, in the wilayat of Khasab, where the ambulance teams provided emergency medical attention to him at the site and transferred him to the hospital with third-degree burns," said PACDA in a statement online.

The driver of the vehicle was hospitalized with third-degree burns to his hands and face.