Could a burn patient recieve a fatal infection by falling on the floor?!


Question: Could a burn patient recieve a fatal infection by falling on the floor?
I'm writing a play and in one part the girl falls to the floor, her leg has severe thrid degree burns...could she recieve an infection from this? And if so would it be fatal? how long until it killed her?

Answers:

3rd degree burns are severe enough for her to even die from shock. Tetanus is the common infection related to 3rd degree burns due to the wound exposure
Acute Tubular Necrosis of the kidneys can be caused by myoglobin and hemoglobin released from damaged muscles and red blood cells. This is common in electrical burns or crush injuries where adequate fluid resuscitation has not been achieved

http://www.burnsurvivor.com/burn_types_t…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn
i did first aid for burns



Um, no. Unless she falls on the floor of a cesspool.




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