Changeover from traditional thoughts to humanity is a positive move to transform the life of burn victims

Incidents of accidental burns are a rising trend in many countries. Burn victims desperately need physical and psychological shielding to revive from traumatic situations.

We normally hear cases of burn patients due to unintentional, happenings or some calamitous situations. Patients suffer extreme agony without any fault. Burn survivors face considerable discrimination in society because drastic changes occur in their appearance. Ugly look of burn victims may be stigmatized which is the leading cause of exacerbating an array of psychological and emotional syndromes. These ill-fated people undergo extreme stress, low self-esteem, anxiety which negatively impacts their quality of life and results in social isolation. Severe burn incidents result in facial disfigurement and strange appearance that may horrify normal people. Burn survivors have to face several challenges in life. Burn incidents bring distorted self-image to victims and they experience dilemmas with social relationships.

Severe scarring of burn survivors is stigmatized by family as well as society. They have given negative labels which results in social separation. Societal people have to change their mindset of outmoded opinions under the shed of rituals to assuage the disgrace of burn survivors in order to boost their self-confidence. This is the key initiative to encourage social rehabilitation of burn survivors. There is a great role of social workers, vocational counsellors, and psychologists to offer effective counseling to burn victims and their families to recuperate from severe psychological quandaries.

The hurtful experience of burn totally disturbs the persona of the victim. If this condition is burdened with prejudiced behavior from surrounding people, they become disheartened and lose interest in life. Positive attitude and emotional support may improve the psychological state of burn victims.

A heart throbbing burn incident happened with a student who was enrolled in a graduation program in one of the Asian countries. As a day scholar, she was very sincere to her studies. One day she was in a hurry to attend the practical session of her academic course, she was quickly preparing food in a pressure cooker ( Indian cooking vessel) for lunch. Suddenly, it busted and she was burnt from neck to lower abdomen. Since she instantly covered her face with a heavy towel hanging nearby, she couldn’t succumb to injury on face.  After giving first aid, her family rushed to hospital and she got immediate treatment. But after healing, she was highly demoralized and felt degraded. It was the time when her family extended wonderful support and equipped her to perform her daily activities, invite friends and people to spend time with her and organize social functions in which she actively participated. Such positive actions never let her down and helped her to outshine her academic capabilities. She completed her graduation and got a respectable job where her boss and colleagues were very supportive not because she was a burn survivor but her outstanding skills to augment the brand image of the company.

burn survivors also grapple with close family members. Discoloration and disfiguration of burn victims may terrorize their children and other immediate members in the family. These unpleasant responses leave intense emotional outburst especially in female survivors. Only elders and friends can help these survivors to gain full mental strength and smoothly manage their life. Surrounding people may politely explain the incident to kids of burn survivors and train them to take great care to live happily.

It is really important that society must change their thought process for burn survivors and treat them with full dignity. Instead of attaching stigma or negative tags, people must offer support to come out from the mental shock of burn and lead a high quality of life.

Wrapping the key notes:

Burn survivors are mentally wobbled by horrible incidents. Such traumatic experiences can lead to a number of emotional disturbances which make their life hell.   Family and neighboring support can transform the living condition of burn victims. With appropriate counseling of psychotherapists, burn survivors may develop a hope and enhance self confidence to honor their presence in society.

Important note: Above article is based on the writer's analysis with environmental inputs. Any resemblance is coincidence. Writer is not responsible for any disagreement.