Burn victims are the result of fires from a multitude of accidents. Home fires, car accidents, cooking injuries are just a few of the horrible things that can cause a child to be burned. These children often must remain in a hospital for extended periods of time. A child that receives a burn form an injury is still a child, most of which enjoy playing and fun time. Constructing a play facility to meet the needs of the children enduring treatment must be comprised with care to ensure development needs are still met.
Toys Children Need Indoors
Certain toys are more relevant than others when a child suffers a burn. A soft cuddly teddy bear may help a child sleep at night while in an unfamiliar hospital room. The social development of a burn victim …show more content…
Consider a small boy or girl in middle childhood, who was badly burned in a house fire one evening. During this, he or she suffered horrible burns on 75% of his or her body. The majority cannot fathom going through such an ordeal as a child. This child would be a classmate and a friend who did not show up to school one day and would not return for approximately a year. This message and the unimaginable scenario must be conveyed to the stakeholders.
The child would suffer far greater long term effects if he or she were not able to have some sense of normalcy such as in a hospital play area. No parent would want the recovery period during an extended stay in the hospital to be his or her child’s only memory. As a child moves into adolescence and early adulthood and draws on autobiographic memories, the positive memories of learning and development a child would receive during visits to the paly ward may have lasting positive effects on the child (Feldman, 2014). A child’s transition back to the real world after released from the hospital may be smoother if a routine of play and developmental activities were practiced during his or her recovery
Toys Children Need Indoors
Certain toys are more relevant than others when a child suffers a burn. A soft cuddly teddy bear may help a child sleep at night while in an unfamiliar hospital room. The social development of a burn victim …show more content…
Consider a small boy or girl in middle childhood, who was badly burned in a house fire one evening. During this, he or she suffered horrible burns on 75% of his or her body. The majority cannot fathom going through such an ordeal as a child. This child would be a classmate and a friend who did not show up to school one day and would not return for approximately a year. This message and the unimaginable scenario must be conveyed to the stakeholders.
The child would suffer far greater long term effects if he or she were not able to have some sense of normalcy such as in a hospital play area. No parent would want the recovery period during an extended stay in the hospital to be his or her child’s only memory. As a child moves into adolescence and early adulthood and draws on autobiographic memories, the positive memories of learning and development a child would receive during visits to the paly ward may have lasting positive effects on the child (Feldman, 2014). A child’s transition back to the real world after released from the hospital may be smoother if a routine of play and developmental activities were practiced during his or her recovery