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Burns

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Burn Safety and Prevention

Burns are terrible injuries that can be extremely painful and disfiguring. More often than not, the burns can be prevented. Following these safety tips can help you and your family reduce your chances of being burned:

• Set water heaters no higher than 130 degrees. Water any hotter can burn in less than 5 seconds. Before setting your child in the bathwater, check the temperature of the water to make sure it is not too hot. Be aware that their skin is even more sensitive than that of an adult.
• When cooking, turn pot handles toward the back of the stove. If accessible, a child's curiosity will encourage him/her to pull on the handle, causing the hot contents of the pan to fall over them. Do not wear loose-fitting or long-sleeve clothing while cooking. Reaching over a hot burner may catch your clothes on fire.
• If a fire occurs on the stove, NEVER pour water in a hot pan. Just turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid to extinguish the fire. You may also use an all-purpose fire extinguisher that you have handy around the kitchen. Grease fires in the oven can be easily extinguished by closing the oven door and turning off the heat.
• The best treatment for minor burns is to run cool water over it for 5-10 minutes. This will reduce the temperature and prevent the heat on the skin from burning the skin further. If the burn is severe or covers a large part of the body, the victim should be kept warm and taken immediately to a hospital.
• If your clothes catch on fire, immediately STOP where you are, DROP to the ground and cover your face with your hands, & ROLL until the flames are extinguished.