[The severe burn from the viewpoint of the patient]

Abstract

A patient reports a severe burn injury. At the time of the accident, the patient was 42 years old. He tells his story: how the accident occurred, the therapy following, and the long-drawn-out rehabilitation period of three years. He suffered a third-degree burn of 45% TBSA by a high-voltage arc. Injured were the upper extremities, the trunk, and both thighs.