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NEWS ABOUT: burn victim

burn victim stories: 7 news summaries

3 Teens Set Another on Fire, Police Say

15-year-old victim
in Florida will be in hospital for 5 months

Oct 13, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three Florida teens have been charged with the brutal crime of dousing another teenager with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. The 15-year-old victim, who was sitting by a pool at the time of the attack, is in serious condition and is expected to remain hospitalized for 5... More »

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Florida • arson • juveniles • burn victim • juvenile crime • burned

 Iconic Vietnam War  
 Survivor a Symbol of Hope 

Kim Phuc now gives hope to burn victims

Sep 10, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Kim Phuc was only 9, she unintentionally played a part in ending the Vietnam War. Nick Ut of the AP photographed Phuc running naked from a napalm attack in which she was horribly burned. She wasn't expected to survive, but survive she did, with the help of Ut, who... More »

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United Nations • Vietnam • bombing • photograph • attack • Vietnam War • Associated Press • burn victim • Kim Phuc • Nick Ut • UN goodwill ambassador

(Newser) - A French man who received a groundbreaking face and double hand transplant to repair damage from severe burns has died from a massive infection, reports the Independent. The patient, 30, suffered a heart attack during surgery to battle a super bug invasion in his face. Despite the problem, his body... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • France • face transplant • burn victim • hand transplant • Laurent Lantieri



 DJ AM 
 Spins Suit 
 Against Pilots 

All other passengers already filed suits

Dec 24, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - DJ AM filed a lawsuit blaming the pilots and faulty equipment for the September plane crash in which he was severely burned, making him the final passenger on the plane to seek restitution, People reports. His suit names the estates of the pilots, who died in the crash, the charter... More »

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celebrity • plane crash • lawsuit • burn victim • Travis Barker • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein

Barker Blames Pilots, Tires for Plane Crash

Blink-182 drummer seeks $25K in suit for distress, lost earnings

Nov 22, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker filed suit yesterday against companies linked to a plane crash he survived in September, People reports. The complaint, filed with the mother of a bodyguard who died in the crash, blames poor equipment and says "the pilots were either poorly trained and/or failed to... More »

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celebrity • plane crash • lawsuit • burn victim • Travis Barker

 Barker: 'Thankful to Be Alive' 

Wants to hold kids again, play drums

Oct 8, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so ... I'm just grateful to be here at all,” Barker told Us Weekly magazine... More »

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celebrity • plane crash • burn victim • Travis Barker

'Miracle Marine' Dead After 3-Year Struggle

Struck by roadside bomb, he endured 100+ surgeries

May 25, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Marine who endured burns on 97% of his body with good humor and hope has died during routine surgery, USA Today reports. Hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Sgt. Merlin German walked, talked, and even danced during his 3-year recovery. Undergoing more than 100 surgeries, he became a... More »

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Iraq • military • roadside bomb • US Army • soldier • Marine • Merlin German • burn victim

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