They are still fighting for the life of the boy who was electrocuted. The photo is symbolic: Luka Cjuha
A 14-year-old boy climbed a transformer and is in critical condition after being electrocuted
Doctors in a Zagreb hospital are fighting for the life of a 14-year-old boy who climbed onto a transformer station in a settlement near Dubrovnik on Saturday evening, where he was electrocuted.
On Saturday evening, in the settlement of Osojnik near Dubrovnik, a 14-year-old boy climbed onto the transformer station, where he was electrocuted. According to several Croatian news portals, the transformer was otherwise marked with a danger warning.
Still in critical condition
The severely burned boy was first taken by helicopter to a hospital in Dubrovnik and then to a hospital in Split. According to a plastic surgeon Ivan Utrobičić was in intensive care, where doctors fought for his life. This morning, since his condition was sufficiently stable, he was also transported by helicopter to the pediatric clinic in Zagreb.
“Both in Dubrovnik and in Split, the doctors did everything as they should. We will only continue treatment both in intensive care and in surgery,” explained the head of the emergency center of the Zagreb Children’s Clinic in a press release. Zoran Barčot. He promised that they would fight for him with all their strength and all their knowledge.
Damage to blood vessels, skin, nerves
Barčot also explained how bad the boy’s burns were. “Burns are particularly serious injuries, especially for children. A severely burned child is one of the most difficult patients in surgery in general,” said the head of the Zagreb emergency room at the pediatric clinic. The boy was injured by a high-voltage shock when he grabbed an electric cable.
“The voltage is usually around 11,000 volts, it can be 35,000 or even up to 40,000. The force of energy and temperature passing through the body destroys everything – it cooks muscles, destroys blood vessels, skin and nerves. They can cause such damage that some people die from heart damage very quickly after the impact,” he added.
