Flenty M., 1

Morgan is a one-year-old boy, soon turning two. He is the second-born child in a family where the mother is unemployed and the father, who does casual labor, struggles with alcoholism. Morgan's older sister passed away from anemia, leaving him as the only surviving child. Despite the difficult circumstances, Morgan is a very active and playful child for his age, rarely sitting still unless he is asleep. According to his mother, the incident occurred while she was cooking. After preparing the food, she placed the hot cooking pot on the ground. Morgan, who was playing nearby, attempted to reach for a toy, unaware of the hot pot next to him. While his mother had her back turned to attend to the fire, Morgan slipped and landed with his knee inside the pot of hot food. In an attempt to treat the burn, his mother applied toothpaste and transformer oil, which had been suggested by a neighbor. Two days later, while visiting her sister, the wound was noticed to be severe and pus-filled. Concerned, the sister immediately took Morgan to the hospital for proper medical attention.

Flenty, a 1-year-old boy, came to the hospital with a burn on the outer part of his right leg. The injury had occurred about three days earlier after accidentally coming into contact with hot liquid. On examination, the burn involved roughly 9% of his body surface area and was classified as a deep partial-thickness burn. He was admitted and received appropriate burn care, including cleaning, regular dressing changes, and pain control, to which he responded well. At his follow-up visit two weeks after discharge, he was found to be healing well.

With appropriate wound care and monitoring, the prognosis is generally favorable. In cases of superficial or partial-thickness burns, full recovery is expected within 2–3 weeks with minimal to no scarring. If deeper tissue involvement is present, healing may take longer and there may be a risk of scarring or contracture, which would require long-term follow-up and possibly physical therapy. Parental education on wound care and safety measures has been provided. If a 6% burn on a 1-year-old's leg is left untreated, several serious and potentially dangerous complications can occur—especially given the young age and vulnerability of infants such as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, pain and distress, contractures, permanent scarring and psychological effects, infection to the wound which might lead to amputation or even death