Eight-year-old boy suffers eye burns after bottle of chemicals explodes near Rostov

Bottle of chemicals explodes in Rostov Region

In the settlement of Novomirsky in the Rostov Region, an eight-year-old boy suffered chemical burns to his face and both eyes after attempting to repeat an experiment he had seen online. According to the Telegram channel BAZA, children mixed several substances in a plastic bottle, hoping to produce a

Rising number of injuries among children

The incident in the Rostov Region became yet another case of children sustaining severe injuries while trying to replicate dangerous actions seen online or in everyday conditions. Earlier, in October, in Saint Petersburg a 12-year-old schoolboy injured his hand after a firecracker he found in the yard exploded; surgery made it possible to preserve the function of the limb. In Barnaul, a similar situation occurred with a 9-year-old child, who had part of a finger torn off by a firecracker explosion. There are also reports of injuries at schools and workplaces: in the Tula Region, a boy nearly lost his fingers after getting caught in a concrete mixer, and in Tolyatti, a girl had part of her finger torn off by a door.

Medical consequences and circumstances

In the case of the schoolboy from Rostov, the injury is of a specific nature — chemical burns to the eyes and face, which require lengthy treatment and monitoring by ophthalmologists. Unlike mechanical injuries sustained in firecracker explosions or accidents involving machinery, chemical exposure to the organs of vision carries the risk of irreversible consequences for eyesight, although the patient's current condition is assessed as stable. Risk factors include the availability of chemicals and the lack of adult supervision during experiments inspired by videos on social media.