Mum horrifically burned in pressure cooker explosion was holding 12-week-old son just moments before
Cassie Hodges described a 'loud sizzle' as she was covered in scalding hot soup
A MUM-of-three suffered horrendous burns after her pressure cooker suddenly exploded.
Cassie Hodges, from New South Wales, Australia, posted shocking images on social media to highlight what she says is the danger of the machines.
She also wrote a detailed account of what happened, describing how she had been holding her 12-week-old son just moments before the terrifying blast.
The post – which has been shared more than 14,500 times – begins with Cassie and her partner Mark making soup in their kitchen.
She describes walking into the room cradling her baby in her arms and noticing that cooker was nearly finished.
After calling out to her other half that the soup was ready, she left the room to put her son in the lounge and told her older two children to go and sit with him.
Cassie said: “I walked back in to the kitchen and Mark let the pressure release valve off to release the pressure.
“The steam came out the top as normal.
“Then I heard a click – suddenly I knew the lid unlocked and the next minute I was hit with something.
“The lid had unlocked and because it hadn’t finished releasing the pressure the lid flew off and the entire contents hit me like as if someone chucked a bucket of water at me.
“The noise of it was a loud sizzle – I immediately screamed.
“My partner was holding his stomach and he pulled his arm back and his skin was all peeled off.
“I removed my singlet and ran to the shower.
“We called the ambulance.
“I have severe burns to majority of both my arms my chest and my stomach.
“My daughter was in shock and was screaming in fear while watching me scream in fear also.
“The next day I had been taken to the Sydney burns unit at Concord Hospital where they removed my bandages to expose large blisters.
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“I was told I had to have all my dead burnt skin removed by scraping with a rough towel and biobrane (a pig skin/fat tissue) applied immediately.
“With just Endone and Panadol I went ahead – I have never felt such pain in my life.
“They then bandaged me up and now (day 4) I’m laying in bed knowing it will be yet another painful night.
“I haven’t seen my girls since Saturday morning and my 12 week old son has been with a friend each day as we cannot look after him.
“My partner Mark has a deep burn to his stomach because he didn’t get into the water as he wanted me to be OK.
“His is much smaller but still deep and very painful.
“We are both heavily medicated.
“Mark has to feed me like a baby, hold me while I cry through the pain and do everything else I need for me.
“I will be OK but I want to share my story – these pressure cookers are not safe.
“I want the one I used recalled and I want people to be aware of the dangers.
“We did nothing wrong the machine unlocked prematurely, it should stay locked and unable to be opened until the pressure is all gone.
“Please share this far and wide and throw your cookers out, or better yet, demand a refund.
“They are not worth it.
“Two minutes earlier I was holding my son – my poor son could have been hurt.
“We are lucky!
“I want to make sure this never happens to anyone ever again.
“Please share and help me prevent this happening to someone else!”
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