Brianna's medical bills for fire related accident
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My sister Brianna has had a horrible accident while living in Australia on a working visa. She had 2nd and 3rd degree burns that covered her back and had to be in hospital for several days. She has been left with a massive medical bill due to this horrible accident so I've started this gofundme to help repay those medical bills.
Brianna was staying in a hostel in Hobart Tasmania when the accident occured. She was cooking in the shared kitchen when the back of her shirt caught fire from a stove top that accoridng to the CCT footage was accidentally left on unattended. She was wearing multiple button-up layers and tried to stop-drop and roll to put the fire out but the floor of the kitchen was made of tile which incidentally made the fire worse. She had to pull her burning shirts off one at a time over her head which left burn marks on her hands, underarms, chest and almost her entire back. She was exposed to direct fire for over 30 seconds leaving her with severe mid to deep dermal (2nd - 3rd degree) burns on 11- 13% of her body. (Pictures of the burns to her back during recovery are below.) She was taken via ambulance to the Royal Hobart Hospital where she was kept in patient treatment for 3 days. I then had her moved to Melbourne to stay with my husband and I so that we could help her through her recovery. Several times a week we would have to bring her to the Alfred Hospital burns unit as an outpatient, to have her back scrubbed and wounds redressed. This has been a painful and difficult recovery.
My sister Brianna has had a horrible accident while living in Australia on a working visa. She had 2nd and 3rd degree burns that covered her back and had to be in hospital for several days. She has been left with a massive medical bill due to this horrible accident so I've started this gofundme to help repay those medical bills.
Brianna was staying in a hostel in Hobart Tasmania when the accident occured. She was cooking in the shared kitchen when the back of her shirt caught fire from a stove top that accoridng to the CCT footage was accidentally left on unattended. She was wearing multiple button-up layers and tried to stop-drop and roll to put the fire out but the floor of the kitchen was made of tile which incidentally made the fire worse. She had to pull her burning shirts off one at a time over her head which left burn marks on her hands, underarms, chest and almost her entire back. She was exposed to direct fire for over 30 seconds leaving her with severe mid to deep dermal (2nd - 3rd degree) burns on 11- 13% of her body. (Pictures of the burns to her back during recovery are below.) She was taken via ambulance to the Royal Hobart Hospital where she was kept in patient treatment for 3 days. I then had her moved to Melbourne to stay with my husband and I so that we could help her through her recovery. Several times a week we would have to bring her to the Alfred Hospital burns unit as an outpatient, to have her back scrubbed and wounds redressed. This has been a painful and difficult recovery.
Brianna was in between insurance plans and had no medical insurance when this traumatic accident occured. She is an international visitor and is not elgible for the Australian medicare. The medical treatment she has needed has been very expensive. My sister is a hard working and generous person who could use a bit of help getting past this unpleasant set-back. Currently, she is healing well and in good spirits. If anyone can help with any amount or share this link, it would be truly appreciated. If you have any questions about her medical costs or her recovery, please let me know.
The above monetary goal amount is based on the medical bills Brianna knows about so far, but she is still waiting for more bills from both hospitals. She will also need expensive scar treatment medication over the next year.
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3 Days After Accident (For your reference, the lighter color areas are the the deeper burns, and the worst of her burns was under her left arm which is not pictured here.)
The above monetary goal amount is based on the medical bills Brianna knows about so far, but she is still waiting for more bills from both hospitals. She will also need expensive scar treatment medication over the next year.
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3 Days After Accident (For your reference, the lighter color areas are the the deeper burns, and the worst of her burns was under her left arm which is not pictured here.)
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Organizer and beneficiary
Felicia Faulkner
Organizer
Bellfield VIC
Brianna Jonovitch
Beneficiary
