Winter is really a season with its own contradictions.
People look forward to the arrival of snowflakes, longing to see the white and clean world, intoxicated by the joy of building snowmen and having snowball fights, and even associate "first snow" with "love" to create a special complex;
At the same time, people also hate the cold, the huge monthly heating bills, the bloated clothes with limited mobility, the short daytime when it is difficult to get out of bed, and even see every outing as a challenge.
So, every winter, people are looking for warmth while being happy and suffering at the same time;
So, every winter, hot water bottles and baby warmers sell particularly well.
Perhaps, you are all used to electric hot water bottles, which can be warmed for a long time by simply plugging in electricity when needed, but in most supermarkets in Europe, the traditional hot water bottles for hot water are still sold.
For patients with severe cold intolerance, all kinds of hot water bottles have been used, but no matter what kind of hot water bottle is used, there is always a lingering idea in the heart of this bacteria:What if this item breaks or blows up?
Just because you've been safe and sound all these years doesn't mean that such a nightmare won't come true. At least, the British girl ended up in the intensive care unit because of a hot water bottle.
The British girl fried it with a hot water bottle, and it turned out to be eight years old
Laura Beeslee, 31, is from a small town called Diss in Norfolk, England.
One day in August this year, Meiji was in her menstrual period, and menstrual cramps had been bothering her, and she tried various methods to alleviate it. In desperation, she suddenly remembered the hot water bottle she used to use in winter, and maybe it would be a good idea to cover her stomach with it.
So she flipped the hot water bottle out, filled it with freshly boiled water, and tucked it into her jacket tucked into her jeans.
What she never expected was that in less than 10 minutes, Meiji felt a strange numbness in her legs, and she looked down to find that hot water had flowed down her legs and spilled all over the floor.
The next feeling is hard to describe, she only remembers running into the bathroom screaming, trying to take off her jeans. Her male ticket carried her into the bathtub and rinsed her with cold water for nearly half an hour.
At that time, because of the severe pain, her consciousness was sometimes awake, sometimes unconscious, and she felt that she was about to die, in her own words: ".It was a pain I had never experienced in my life.
After the emergency treatment, the male ticket drove the girl to the local hospital, and later, she was taken to the burn unit of a larger hospital due to the severity of her injuries.
There, Mei Paper spent three days in the intensive care unit, where she was given general anesthesia, and the medical staff punctured the blisters in her thighs and abdomen, and then performed skin grafting surgery on her to help her reconstruct the damaged **.
After a series of operations, the sister paper is finally out of danger, but the follow-up ** period is also a test of will.
After the surgery, she was unable to walk, and doctors said that the injury to her inner thigh would take at least two years to fully heal, and the scar would stay with her for the rest of her life.
For the next few months, she couldn't move for long periods of time, needed to sit down and rest every few steps, and had to apply moisturizer to her inner thighs six times a day, or the tightness would limit her already limited mobility.
Now, four months later, she is able to walk relatively comfortably, but her thighs are still swollen and her daily life is still affected.
However, she was finally able to think carefully about the sudden accident
My hot water bottle has been with me for years, I used to use it a lot and sleep with it in my arms and never had any problems.
It was only after this incident that I started to research the safety of hot water bottles, and now I knowIt turns out that the hot water bottle also has an expiration date. Their recommended use time is two yearsAnd my own hot water bottle has exceeded the recommended use period of eight years.
This discovery is terrifying, because many people have been using the same hot water bottle since they were young.
So,Please check the expiration date of the hot water bottle, and do not use boiling water, use the hot water from the faucet, add only half, and always be vigilant.
I don't think I'll ever use a hot water bottle again in my life, and now I wear an extra layer of clothing if I feel cold. In the future I can only live my life with scars, they are now part of my life, fortunately, they are on the thighs.
In the face of the hot water bottle**, netizens have also expressed their own experience:
The secret is to add plenty of cold water to the hot water bottle before pouring boiling water. Actually, it is better not to add boiling water, but accidents still happen because people do it all the time.
Use hot water directly from the faucet, and only half of it is filled, squeeze out all the air, and close the lid.
The same story happened to my mom a few years ago, and since then, I've been afraid to use a hot water bottle anymore.
The quality of hot water bottles varies greatly, and one should buy one made of silicone like cookware, the rubber ones are usually thin and easy to break.
I use a wheat bag, just microwave it for 2 minutes, it's safer and won't burst.
In short, I hope everyone pays attention to the expiration date of their hot water bottle and warms it for the winter.