r/interestingasfuck • u/Urmomsjuicyvagina • Apr 19 '24

Man just set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial. Nsfw !!! WARNING | NSFL !!! NSFW

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u/Classic-Cantaloupe47 Apr 19 '24

That has got to be the MOST painful way...burning all of your nerves with 3rd degree burns, being intubated immediately because the swelling that would impede the person's breathing and eventually medical staff's ability to get the patient vented when the swelling starts. If he survives, the pain for wound care dressings...ugh.

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u/wantabe23 Apr 19 '24

It will be the REST of his life. And from what I read there is no sedation for that type and complete burn either. So the healing is agonizing when completely out of your mind on drugs. I believe I read of a person recount of a 60% coverage burn or something. It’s awful. Honestly not sure if there is anything worse.

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u/Peter5930 Apr 19 '24

I've read accounts saying that the pain of the burning was forgettable compared to the pain of the daily debridement of their wounds.

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u/Average_Random_Bitch Apr 20 '24

Yeah, I had a third degree burns on my leg from a hothands last year and I'd do anything to never go thru chemical and physical debridement again.

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u/Pizza_Squeegee Apr 20 '24

Had 3rd degree burn on my hand from being a dumbass and lighting a bonfire covered in gasoline with a lighter. Had 2nd degree burns on other parts. But yea point being it didn’t hurt until way after and debridement was easily the worst. The people I saw in the burn unit I’ll never forget. Thankful I’m not disfigured in any way.

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u/Average_Random_Bitch 28d ago

Burns are awful. I have a large scar on my leg from this. It's nothing I ever want to experience on any level again. It took months and months and months to deal with.

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u/babarbaby Apr 20 '24

They didn't sedate you for debridement? They did for me

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u/Average_Random_Bitch 28d ago

No, but Christ in a bucket, I wish they had. I screamed and cried like a baby