My Tho, Vietnam - We have seen many serious burn victims in the past week, and those team members with experience on other trips have remarked on how common burns are in the developing world, due to cooking methods and unsafe machinery and equipment.
This is Loc, an engineer who fixes cars, motorbikes and other machines. Eight months ago a gasoline explosion gravely burned his face, chest and both his arms. The burns slowly hardened and shrunk his skin, to the point where he could barely use his left hand. The doctors operated on this hand to release the burn contracture and grafted skin from his groin to his hand and wrist. He came out of anesthesia speaking English, which was quite a surprise to the recovery room nurses and translators, saying "I can work again" and "I am happy, I am happy!"
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