Daughter in hospital - full thickness burns

[Nightmarehairinjury]

Title says it all really. I took dd to have her hair coloured today - and she's ended up in burns ward, with full thickness chemical burn on her forehead and a 50/50 chance of needing a skin graft. WTF??? Can't believe it.

Am in bits.

(have namechanged)

Set up a rota. Someone should stay with her to advocate for her at all times where possible. Hospital is a lonely and scary place as child/young person.

Ignore the horrible messages. Good luck for the surgery.

@Nestingbirds don’t always have that luxury in an adult ward

They usually make exceptions for minors, especially if there is a private room

Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery.
You were right to take some time last night, like you say, long road ahead. I had to do a week in hospital with my daughter when she was a toddler with no break (my DH is forces and was away and couldn't get home) it traumatized me for a while afterwards.
Hugs to all of you, it must all be very scary.

Is this a police case? Surely the salon have behaved negligently.

Wishing her well - take care of you.

I hope everything goes well for your daughter and she recovers well.

Once you're past the current crisis, I suggest you look seriously at consulting lawyers from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers who know what they are doing. This sounds like clear negligence and the salon should be insured for claims.

Op take lots of photos and ensure hospital notes are available. You won’t be thinking of this now - but this will be a legal case soon.

You can ask for her to be on a childrens ward OP. The NHS takes a view on the capacity of the child, and also her privacy. There are some 19yo on childrens wards, it can vary between ICB areas but simple fact is, if you feel she would be better on the childrens ward, you can ask to move. Also, if the burns are open, you can also ask for a private ward as they’re more susceptible to infections. All these are asks, no guarantees.

Also, before the graft tomorrow have you checked it’s a specialised burns hospital? I’m in South Yorkshire and whilst most trusts around here have burns wards, our specialist centre is Mid Yorkshire, which is West Yorkshire. So you can ask to move the the specialist centre. The beauty of that is you would receive the best aftercare as they know what they’re doing.

Please don’t feel like a shit mum. Your child was looked after and you knew she was safe. My daughter has spent a lot of time in hospital (hence my username) and I wasn’t there all of the time.

I'd much rather she's on specialist burns/plastics ward than a general paeds ward.

My daughter got a chemical burn in her eye!!! It was months of drops in her eye every hour or so. Even through the night. She couldn’t even see for the first week and had to keep her eyes closed. Was so so tough

i feel your pain. My daughters was from lotion!!

I think you need to report this to the police. It sounds like it was deliberate.

Don't be daft!

FFS!! Don't be ridiculous

Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery.

I think you're doing fine. It doesn't matter which parent she has with her. The fact she has one is so reassuring.

I was left alone in a private hospital for 5 days age 13 having a laparotomy for gynaecological reasons. People, including my mum and sister, visited, but no one stayed with me. It was a weird experience and I realise now how odd that was. I had a lot of medical issues from age 10 onwards and ended up with medical trauma. So don't feel bad, as I think you're doing great for your child.

For goodness sake at least read the op’s comments before being a fool

Read the whole thread before attention seeking and berating. Dd had a parent with her at all times and op returned early morning

Hoping the graft goes well and that your dd recovers quickly OP. What a traumatic thing to happen. As a pp suggested, the rectangle shape sounds as though there could have been bleach on a foiled section that then rested on her forehead. Was she having foils ? How large is the burnt area, is it about the size of a folded foil ?
Treatment for burns and scarring has really improved and over time it might be hardly noticeable. The upper forehead doesn’t move much when talking etc, which will help as the scar should heal to be flat and smooth. I have a friend with multiple scars on her face from many surgeries, and they are really hard to see unless very close up. On a young person scars heal even better than on someone older. My dd has what was quite a bad scar- we were told it might need revision- over time it has become much less noticeable. Looking after scars for the first few years with scar gels and sunblock helps with this, your plastic surgeon will be able to advise you on what to use in your particular case.

Stop being so ridiculous.

Op, you haven’t left her alone. She is with someone else. Don’t feel guilty. I am currently in hospital with my son who has just had an operation that went wrong. I went to stay in a hotel last night whilst my son stayed with my partner. We have been here almost two weeks and we are going to be here a while longer. Having the night away whilst I knew he was safe meant I got chance to just be alone. I feel so much better today and ready to face what is going to happen next. Hope your daughter recovers well from her injury x

I know right now it’s the least of your worries OP, but at some point very soon you’re going to need to speak to the salon manager to get their Insurance details. If they’re aware of the accident they should have already completed an accident report and reported to RIDDOR and their insurer. Very likely the insurer will tell them to not discuss with you beyond giving you the claims adjusters contact details, but you or dad need to make that call as soon as possible.

Be kind to yourself, and wishes for DD’s recovery.

She's not alone?????

RTFT - she’s had a parent with her throughout and OP has already responded to the criticism on here - does it make you feel better to make someone else feel worse?

@Nightmarehairinjury thanks for the update, I hope you’re both doing okay.