- Request received03/09/2025
- Checked & confirmed23/10/2025
- Fundraising23/10/2025
- Treatment provided07/12/2025
- Invoice paid05/01/2026
- Case closed15/02/2026
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Phasila C., 2
Report publishedSkin
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$745
About skin
Burn is an injury to the body's tissues, primarily the skin, caused by various forms of energy, including heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or friction. Burn covering 20% of the Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) in a child under 5 is considered severe and requires urgent medical care. This amount of burn is a significant medical emergency due to children's smaller body size and unique physiological needs, making them more vulnerable to complications like hypovolemic shock and infection. They need immediate fluid resuscitation and specialized medical attention to prevent rapid dehydration and organ damage.
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$745 raised of $745
Mt Elgon Subcounty Hospital
Kapsokwony-Kimilili road
Background
Phasila is a 2-year-old girl who lives with her mother and five siblings in a modest two-room home. Her mother works as a hawker, earning about KES 200 a day depending on customers and location. The family often survives on just one meal a day, and their drinking water is fetched from a stream over 30 minutes away. Despite these challenges, Phasila is a cheerful child who enjoys singing and dancing. She is the fifth-born in a family of eight and dreams of becoming a teacher when she grows up. Recently, while her mother was outside collecting firewood to prepare supper, Phasila accidentally sustained severe burns from boiling water in the kitchen. She suffered approximately 20% burns affecting her buttocks, back, head, and upper limb. The injuries left her in great pain, unable to sit, walk, or feed. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was examined, her burns cleaned and dressed, and admitted for further treatment and supportive care. Daily wound cleaning and dressing were carried out, and she has gradually been regaining her normal condition.
Medical history
-The child was burned with boiling water at home. -He was brought to the facility by her mother, the child was examined and found that he had been burned 20% total body surface area on sides of buttock, back,head and upper limb. - The severity was an emergency case that was attended immediately, cleaning and dressing, i.m tramadol among other injections for start dose. - He was admitted for treatment and other management was given i.v floxapen, i.v plagyl, i.v pcm among others and daily cleaning and dressing. -The patient was responded well on medication and recovered gradually until all the fresh wound illied leaving just a scare. - The child was fully recovered and having playing with her mother and discharged home.
Prognosis
Phasila has shown steady improvement since admission. With continued wound care, pain management, and supportive treatment, her burns are expected to heal well. However, due to the extent and depth of the injuries, there remains a risk of scarring and possible contractures, particularly in the affected areas of the back and upper limb. Early initiation of physiotherapy and consistent follow-up will be important to support her full recovery and minimize long-term complications.
