Accident in the kitchen

Child reached into soup pot: serious burns

The one-and-a-half-year-old girl was flown by the "C 10" to the Linz Children's Hospital.(Bild: P. Huber)

Serious accident in St. Oswald near Freistadt (Upper Austria): In a careless second, a small child slipped so accidentally that it reached into a hot pot of soup.

A 33-year-old woman from St. Oswald was cooking at around 12 noon on Friday. Her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter was on a raised area next to the kitchen island. When the toddler suddenly slipped down, she tried to support herself.

Second-degree burns 
She reached into the hot soup pot with her entire right arm. After first aid, the child was flown to the children's hospital in Linz by the "Christophorus 10" rescue helicopter in the presence of her mother. Second-degree burns were diagnosed there.