Former Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kristian Huselius has been badly burned in a horrific accident in his home.
Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has the story, translated from Swedish:
It was Saturday that the former NHL player Kristian Huselius took it easy in his apartment in Stockholm . His chimney-free fireplace extinguished and he would replenish with more fuel.
“The flames and heat hit me directly and I caught fire on the upper body. It went on a millisecond and I threw myself back,” Huselius says.
He was transported to the emergency room by ambulance and received immediate care.
“We have great hospitals in Sweden and the ambulance staff were extremely professional. I want to thank everyone who helped me and everyone who supported me via SMS and nice greetings,” he says.
Huselius has burns on the upper body but the worst is the damage to the face and the shoulder.
Scroll down to see Huselius’ horrific burns:
Doctors maintain that Huselius should make a full recovery and that the skin on his face should be completely restored.
Again from Aftonbladet:
“The skin on the face is not dead. I will of course get some scar, but I am glad it is not worse. On the shoulder the skin is probably dead, so they will transplant skin from other parts of the body. The doctors are positive and think I will be completely restored. And I will, there is nothing else. I also have an injury to one cornea, but our fine health care will probably fix it as well. We'll see and wait for what permanent scars or but I get.”
He wants to thank all the nice greetings and warn others.
“I can only advise everyone to be careful with open fire and follow all the safety regulations that exist. I have learned, through a tough and painful path.”
Source:
Aftonbladet
