Gavine T., 1

Gavine is the second born in his family and lives with his single mother, who separated from her spouse a few months ago. Since the separation, the mother has faced emotional and financial hardship, especially after her husband married another woman and abandoned the family. She has no stable source of income to adequately provide for her children or cover medical expenses. Gavin’s older sister, who is equally quite young, currently lives with their maternal grandmother. Gavin was brought to the clinic by his mother at around 8:00 p.m. with burns on his neck, chest, back, and the right side of his face. The burns resulted from an accidental spill of hot tea, causing second-degree burns. No other abnormalities were detected, and his vital signs were within normal limits. He was admitted for care and started on appropriate treatment.

Gavin was admitted into the children's ward and put under treatment and alternate cleaning and dressing of the wound. He showed great improvement and was discharged home. Cleaning and dressing of burn was still recommended till full recovery. The mother was encouraged to uphold general hygiene of the baby, and watch over the child since the child was at a stage of wanting autonomy. The baby is well and can play about

The prognosis of of Gavine is excellent. These burns usually heal completely within 7 to 14 days especially when proper care of the site is done to prevent infection and hasten the healing process. The skin will regenerate naturally without the need for special medical procedures. delay healing. With proper care to Gavin, full recovery is expected.