How Do You Protect Children From Burns And Scalds?
Burns and scalds are among the most common causes of serious injury among young children. Children need to be prevented from touching cooking stoves, boiling water, hot food and hot irons. Burns often cause serious injury and permanent scarring, and some are fatal. The great majority of these injuries are preventable but care needs to be taken; it takes but a few seconds for a burn injury to occur. • Keep young children away from sources of fire. This includes fires, matches, candles and cigarettes. Teach children not to play with matches or lighters and to bring them to adults straight away if they find them. • Keep stoves on a flat, raised surface out of the reach of children. If an open cooking fire is used, it should be made on a raised mound of clay, not directly on the ground. • Turn the handles of all cooking pots away from the reach of children. a curious or energetic child can easily knock over a cooking pot. Do not leave hot dishes on the edge of tables either. • Keep steam a
