Re: Who got burned?
and again , lets see what happens here.<br /><br />Baby sent to burn unit for sunburn <br /><br />Posted Friday, May 28, 2004 by Webmaster<br /><br />By BRENDAN BERLS<br />Herald Staff Writer<br /><br />FREDON A Stillwater infant was sunburned so badly on Thursday that she was flown by helicopter to St. Barnabas Medical Center, in Livingston, for treatment at its burn unit.<br />The name of the baby girl, who emergency workers said is eight months old, was not immediately available, nor was an explanation of how she came to be so badly burned.<br />Fredon Rescue Squad Captain John Richardson who is also the townships mayor could say only that the girls sunburn was sufficiently severe to warrant calling in the medevac.<br />Members of the Stillwater Rescue Squad were the first responders to the medical emergency, but called in Fredon for assistance. The Fredon Fire Department and an officer with the Stillwater police were also present at the helicopters landing site, at Lodestar Park.<br />The helicopter, bearing a State Police insignia, landed on the infield of the parks baseball diamond just before 6 p.m., interrupting a girls softball game. Several dozen spectators gathered around the edges of the field; some applauded as it landed, apparently unaware of what was going on.<br />The baby, wrapped in what appeared to be a blue blanket, was carried aboard by emergency workers, and the helicopter lifted off again after about five minutes.<br />Michelle Hess, of the Stillwater squad, remarked afterward that the front of her uniform was drenched. She explained that rescue workers had doused the childs burns with water, which is one of the few burn-treatment methods available to volunteers before paramedics arrive.<br />According to the National Center for Environmental Health, a doctor should be consulted if a sunburn affects an infant younger than one year of age who shows symptoms of fever, fluid-filled blisters or severe pain.
