2024-07-15 21:46:00
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release time2024.07.15 14:46 Taipei time
Update time2024.07.15 14:46 Taipei time
In Hsinchu, a 6-year-old girl was forced by her cruel mother to walk barefoot on the hot asphalt road. Afterwards, her feet were burned and blistered. (Photo taken from the Facebook group Hsinchu’s major events)
Recently, it was reported that a cruel mother in Hsinchu forced her daughter to walk barefoot on a hot asphalt road. The girl cried and begged all the way. Witnesses mightn’t bear it, so they videotaped the incident and called the police. The Hsinchu County Social Affairs Department stated that it had intervened and social workers assisted in medical treatment and confirmed that the girl had blisters on her feet. It is reported that the girl was raised by a single mother, and the mother had a record of improper care such as leaving children alone many times in the past.
A netizen uploaded two videos to the Facebook group “Hsinchu Big Things”, in which he witnessed a barefoot girl being forced by her mother to walk on a hot asphalt road for regarding 20 minutes while crying, “Mom, it’s so hot!” even though there were passers-by walking on it. When I asked the little girl why she was not wearing any shoes, the mother simply responded: “She lost them herself. I don’t have the money to buy them for her.” She continued to drag the girl barefoot on the hot asphalt road.
Passers-by who witnessed the incident mightn’t bear it and filmed the incident to call the police. From the video, it can be seen that the girl tried to break free from the pull of the woman next to her, hoping to hide under the eaves to rest. However, the woman who seemed to be her mother forcibly pulled her to continue walking and threatened her, “Keep delaying!”
The Hsinchu County Social Affairs Department stated that following verification, it was confirmed that the family is a service target of the Social Department and civil welfare agencies. Social workers have been assigned to contact and assist the girl in receiving medical treatment for the burns on the soles of her feet. They will continue to visit the home to assess the family’s situation and provide necessary services. assist. The girl is regarding 6 years old and will be in the first grade of primary school this year. She is raised by a single mother and is currently receiving early treatment services provided by the Social Department. She has been notified many times for inappropriate care behaviors such as leaving children alone.
After being exposed to direct sunlight, the surface temperature of the asphalt road may be 15 to 20°C higher than the air temperature. Therefore, the temperature at noon in the Xinfeng area that day was regarding 34°C. It can be inferred that the surface temperature of the asphalt road may be as high as 49 to 54°C. . According to the “ettoday News Cloud” report, dermatologist Huang Yankai pointed out that for ordinary people, continuous contact with 50-degree asphalt for 3 to 5 minutes may cause first-degree burns. Because children’s skin is thin, the injury may worsen to second-degree burns. Dr. Huang further explained that second-degree burns can be further divided into two types: second-degree first-degree (second-degree superficial) and second-degree second-degree (second-degree deep) burns, both of which will cause blisters. In addition, second-degree burns are accompanied by severe pain and burning sensations in addition to redness, swelling, and blisters on the skin.
The injured area requires wound care and may take 1 to 2 weeks to heal. This means the little girl may not be able to walk for 2 weeks. Second-degree burns may not leave scars following treatment, but attention must be paid to the possibility of pigmentation. However, if the injury worsens to a second-degree or second-degree injury, it may not only leave scars, but may also require skin grafting. It is understood that the girl’s burn area reached 4%. Doctors pointed out that the burn area is usually calculated as a percentage of the whole body area and is generally evaluated using the nine calculation method. Taking the girl’s injury as an example, the 4% area is equivalent to the total area of the two soles of the feet. .
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