Woman Burned By Heated Seat In Car
Sept 9, 2014 1:13:56 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on Sept 9, 2014 1:13:56 GMT -8
This news story is highlights the problem that can be caused by lack of feeling of hot and cold. This young lady became paraplegic after spinal surgery went wrong and consequently she does not 'feel' when something is hot or cold below her injury level.
After travelling in her friend’s Chevrolet Suburban the heated seat she was sat in turned on and unfortunately she didn't feel the extreme heat as she travelled.
The next day she woke to find that she had a third degree burn on her buttock which in turn needed surgery and one month in bed.
Verrill, 26, is now suing General Motors, the legally troubled maker of the Suburban she had been riding in, seeking to hold the company liable for her injury.
In a complaint filed on her behalf last month in U.S. District Court in Portland, she accused the automaker of negligence for failing to adequately test the rear seat heaters in the Suburban to prevent them from reaching “dangerously high temperatures that would burn human flesh.”
In a complaint filed on her behalf last month in U.S. District Court in Portland, she accused the automaker of negligence for failing to adequately test the rear seat heaters in the Suburban to prevent them from reaching “dangerously high temperatures that would burn human flesh.”
This is a reminder how we must be so careful when it comes to our skin and the risk of further health risks due to Spinal Cord Injury and its from damaged nerves and loss of sensation.
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