Face Mask
- Description
- Plastic burn mask with Velcro attachments and padding.
- Historical Notes
- While in an elevator on his way to his 104th floor office at Cantor Fitzgerald, Harry Waizer was severely injured by burning jet fuel. He was given a five percent chance of survival and spent weeks in a medically induced coma, followed by months of hospitalization and rehabilitation. For about 16 hours a day for one year, he wore a burn mask to facilitate healing and minimize scarring. Eighteen 9/11 burn victims were admitted to the burn center at New York–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. Of those 18, Waizer and 10 others survived.
- Accession Number: C.2019.80.1
- Dimensions: 9 in X 7 in X 4.25 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 22.86 cm X 17.78 cm X 10.795 cm
- Source: Harry Waizer
- Credit Line: Gift of Harry and Karen Waizer
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