A Houston Area A 6-year-old boy and his grandmother were hospitalised after suffering electric shocks and burns when a power line fell on them during last week’s devastating storm.
Morgan Winters told ABC 13 His mother, Charlotte, 56, was demonstrating the energized line to someone else from a distance at the Lake Conroe campground where she lives when she and her grandson were burned.
“Based on what he remembers and what we’ve talked about, it’s not like they were within touching distance“Like, they were pretty far off based on what they said,” Winters told the outlet.
Charlotte called him immediately after the incident she was hospitalizedBut what he said on the call “didn’t make sense,” Winters said.
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Charlotte Winters, 56, is pictured with her grandson Nathan. (Fox 26 Houston)
A 59-year-old man also suffered burn injuries. Neighbours found him lying on the ground, still in contact with the power line. KHOU reported,
Now, Winters pointed out Fox 26She has been running between hospital floors to care for both her mother and her son Nathan. She said the boy has second-degree burns over 18% of his body, while his grandmother has second- and third-degree burns over more than 55% of her body.
“It’s been very difficult talking to two different teams of doctors, burn units, psychiatrists, surgeons,” Winters said.
Winters’ son has undergone surgery for a skin graft and has been discharged from the intensive care unit. Texas Medical Center. As of Sunday his mother’s condition was still critical.
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Nathan Winters, 6, has undergone one skin graft surgery and may need another because of burns to his organs, according to a GoFundMe set up by his family. (Fox 26 Houston)
Recovery has been difficult for both, especially the 6-year-old, who Winters said has had difficulty understanding his ongoing medical procedures.
“His body is hurting, he doesn’t understand why the doctors have to come and change his bandages every day,” he told FOX 26.
According to the family’s GoFundMe initiative, the boy’s grandmother, whose injuries are considered more serious, is expected to spend about two more months in the hospital’s burn unit, followed by several months in the recovery ward. She will undergo multiple surgeries in the coming weeks, including the amputation of several toes and a finger, according to the fundraiser.
He has used his available energy to check on his grandson. Though they are in the same hospital, they have not been able to see each other physically.
“She automatically asks, ‘Morgan, how’s Nathan? How’s my baby? How’s my baby?’ And they FaceTime multiple times a day,” Winters told ABC13.
It was via video call that the 6-year-old first saw his injuries, which extended across the left side of his face.
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Nathan Winters and his grandmother were admitted to the Texas Medical Center following the May 28 incident. (Fox 26 Houston)
“He immediately said, ‘Mommy, I’m disgusted,’ and I said, ‘No, you’re just injured,'” Winters told ABC 13.
The magazine’s reporters asked her what she was most looking forward to after being discharged from hospital.
“Meeting my grandmother,” Nathan replied.
Winters is wearing her mother’s favorite necklace, which was given to her by her grandson before the accident. Winters told Fox 26 it had been removed when she arrived at the ER.
“Whatever our new normal is, we’re looking forward to it because it just means they’re recovering, they’re getting better, but it’s going to be a challenging road,” he told the Houston outlet.
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office told KHOU that you should always stay at least 10 feet away from downed power lines.
“You don’t have to touch a power line to be in danger. High-voltage electricity can reach anyone who walks too close,” the office said.
Power lines can be dangerous from as far as 35 feet away, the office said.
No one can tell if a power line is live or not. All fallen lines should be treated as live. It is very important to avoid water accumulation on the ground in the presence of these lines.
The correct way to move away from a fallen electric line is to move forward in small steps so that you do not get a severe electric shock. Do not drive over a fallen electric line.
Never try to move a downed line with any object, even a non-conducting object such as a stick. Any water on the object may conduct electricity.
