Sophie has urged people to bin their hot water bottles (Image: Getty)
A woman has issued a after the plastic on her one “melted”, leading to the contents of it bursting onto her skin and causing .
She said: “If anyone uses them, I would advise them to bin it.”
Sophia Pauley, from Hackney, London, revealed she was left screaming in agony after extremely hot water was suddenly released onto her upper legs, inner thighs, “under her bum,” and on a section of her hand.
The 29-year-old said she would often use a to avoid switching on her heating but after the incident, she says she will never use one again.
Recalling the incident, Sophie explained how she filled up her hot water bottle before getting into bed, and within seconds, the water was poured across her body.
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The 29-year-old said if you do use one be safe (Image: Getty)
As well as the burns, she faced difficulty walking and struggled to use the toilet for a week.
Sophia said: “I sat in bed and immediately thought I had left the lid off because it was suddenly all over me.
“I was screaming, there was so much, and I could just feel it burn underneath me. I threw my pyjamas off and ran to the shower. My sister ended up filling the bath with cold water because the shower head couldn’t cover the area.”
The 29-year-old then called an ambulance and was instructed to submerge herself in cold water for 45 minutes. She then later received treatment in A&E.
Sophia said doctors were forced to tweeze “flappy skin” from her body, which was “melted” from her thighs, describing it as “the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced”.
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Now, she wants to warn people across the UK about the risks of using one as many rely on them during the cold months. She claimed medics told her that incidents like hers are becoming more common.
Sophia said: “I’ve been using hot water bottles since I was a kid, I use them often in the winter just to get warm because my hands and feet always get cold.
“After this, I’ll never ever use hot water bottles again. I have always known the danger but never heard of one splitting.
“I thought I had left the lid off but my sister told me the plastic had just melted and it poured all out.”
She added: “After going to the burns unit, they said this is the case of the week, we had a 80% rise in the last few tears, all from hot water burns.
“Some burns that look quite insignificant can be caused from the hot water bottle not even spilling but burning on the skin.
“If anyone uses them, I would advise them to bin it.”
While Sophie is urging people to get rid of their hot water bottles, she says if you are going to use one, “ensure they are safe” by updating them every single year and not filling them with boiling water.
When dealing with an incident like Sophie’s, the advises that you should remove any clothing or jewellery from the affected area before cooling the burn or lukewarm running water for up to 30 minutes.