A 10-year-old boy who had to be hospitalized after being burned by a chemical in Tres Barras, on the northern Santa Catarina Plateau, was discharged this Wednesday morning (31). The accident happened on May 17th.

The boy received 3rd degree burns on his legs and one arm – Photo: Personal collection / Reproduction / ND

The child was admitted to a hospital in Florianopolis, where he underwent a skin graft operation due to the severity of the burns, which required special care, according to the victim’s mother, Sabrina Cornelsen. “He still needs a lot of care at home for a good recovery,” says the mother.

“He feels a lot of pain, the medicine only relieves it. The case is considered serious because these were third-degree burns, and they will need to be treated for a long time,” says Sabrina.

Among the medicines taken by the child are morphine and tramal for severe pain. In addition, the boy also needed to be sedated so that the medical team could perform the dressings.

After discharge from the hospital, the family should return to Canoignas and continue their journey to Florianopolis for consultations and follow-up.

The company, which is suspected of possessing the chemical that caused the burns, provided financial assistance to cover some of the costs, the family said. In addition, friends and family also helped the child’s parents during their stay in the capital of Santa Catarina.

Accident

The boy went out to play with friends in the area, not far from where he lives with his parents. Some time later, he returned home accompanied by another child with burns on his legs.

The child had contact with a chemical product deposited on the ground where he was playing with friends. The limestone-like material will come from Mili SA, a paper manufacturer operating in the region. The company itself, in the note, suggests that the product has left the factory but will be “shipped regularly to farmers in the region for more than a decade, and they have been using it to correct soil acidity.”

According to the company, the land on which the material was stored belonged to third parties – Photo: Personal collection / Reproduction / ND

Report Portal ND+ contacted the press office of Mili SA. Despite confirming the origin of the product, the company did not explain who would be responsible for transporting and burying the material on the ground where the child was injured. According to Mili SA, the land on which the material was posted belongs to third parties. The case is being investigated by the Civil Police.

Read the full note sent by the consultant

“In a relationship [ao] The accident, which became known on May 17, the company is in solidarity with what happened and, as soon as it became known about the facts on someone else’s property, offered solidarity support to the family of a minor. The product, even outwardly similar to limestone, has been regularly sent to farmers in the region for more than a decade, and they use it to correct the acidity of the soil. Agricultural use of this product has been studied by the Santa Catarina Agricultural Research and Agricultural Company (EPAGRI), approved by the Department of Agriculture, and there are no indications of hazardous handling conditions. In any case, the company will start alerting farmers about what happened.”