Armadale | Paramedics treated a girl after a family dinner out last night resulted in facial burns.
Advanced life support paramedics were called to an Armadale restaurant just after 9pm.
Paramedic Karen Gillis said that the 14-year-old had was watching the Japanese-style chef cooking on a grill in front of her when the incident happened.
‘We were told that a small burst of flame flashed back into the teenager’s face after some oil was added to the meal.
‘As a result, her hair caught fire. Thankfully the girl’s mother moved quickly to extinguish the flame within seconds and applied cold water to her daughter’s head until we arrived.
‘She was naturally in a significant amount of pain. We could see that she had burns to the left side of her face including her cheek, forehead and upper lip.
‘The burns were quite deep so they would have been very painful for her.
‘We reassured her and gave her some pain relief medication to help make her more comfortable.
‘A special burns dressing was then applied to the affected skin. It cools the skin while also protecting it from infection.
‘She was then taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a stable condition,’ Ms Gillis said.
