The Burned Child Assistance Corporation (Coaniquem) issued a statement in which, along with providing figures on the ways in which minors have suffered burns during the Covid-19 pandemic, it called for donations to its second online campaign that it is already in its last days.
According to the institution, During the health emergency, proportionally more girls and boys under 5 years of age were burned, verifying a relative increase of 10% in this group. In turn, a 18% proportional increase in burns caused by hot liquids.
Along with the above, despite not being one of the main agents, a 50% growth in burns in infants caused by the manipulation of an electrical extension cord.
In this regard, the president and founder of Coaniquem, Dr. Jorge Rojas Zegers, he specified that “although our statistics have not reported a global increase in children and young people with burns during the pandemic, concern is the increase in children under 5 years of age, as well as kettle overturning burns that cause extensive injuries ”.
“An emerging mechanism is those associated with instant soups, which come in very flexible packaging. Those produced by the manipulation of extension cords by minors are also striking, a phenomenon probably associated with the use of computers, tablets and mobile phones for online classesZegers said.
On the other hand, the institution recalled that the online collection carried out to support its burn prevention campaigns, in addition to the free treatments, is still continuing. delivered to their patients. All interested parties can make their donation until Sunday, June 6 in www.desafiocoaniquem.cl.
The regional coordinator of Coaniquem in Maule, Ana Luisa Echeverría, indicated that they have attended “comprehensively and free of charge 140,000 boys and girls from all over Chile, with more than two thousand from the region in its 42 years of history ”.
“In times of pandemic, we need support more than ever to continue with the rehabilitation processes of our patients. Therefore, we invite everyone to donate on our page www.desafiocoaniquem.cl and join the cause “, closed Echeverría.
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