Burns Awareness
13th of October marks National Burns Day ; Prevention and good first aid are key to reducing the number of burns and scalds occurring in the UK every single day.
A burn injury is for life. The scars are physical as well as psychological, and can present life-long challenges for the individual and their families. What many people don’t know is that children and the elderly are the most vulnerable, and the majority of injuries occur as a result of an accident that could so easily have been prevented.
The CB Trust have created these handy tips on how to stay safe if you or someone you know is at risk of
DO
Install smoke alarms on each floor and test regularly
Keep hot drinks out of reach of babies and young children
Make and practice Fire Escape Plans with the whole family
Run COLD water first in the bath or sink before adding hot water – test the temperature
Install thermostatic mixing valves in all hot water outlets
Keep saucepans at the back of the stove NOT near the front – turn handles to the back
Keep kettles, irons, hair straighteners or wires out of reach
Keep secure fire screens in front of open fires, heaters & radiators
Store matches and lighters out of reach
Store chemicals, cleaners and acids out of reach
DON’T
Drink hot drinks while nursing/holding a baby or child
Put a baby or child into a bath or sink until the water has been tested
Warm baby bottles in the microwaves
Leave hair straighteners unattended
Allow children near BBQs or garden chemicals
Allow children near fireworks
Leave children unattended in the kitchen, bathroom or near fires and heaters
Prevention of hot drink burns is easy using simple SafeTea rules:
Keep hot drinks out of reach of young children
Never carry a hot drink whilst carrying a baby
Never pass a hot drink over the heads of young children
Ways to keep hot drinks away from children:
Place hot drinks at the back of the kitchen surface
Don’t place a hot drink on a table cloth or cloth that hangs down so that a small child can reach and pull it down
Make a safe place… a SafeTea zone for hot drinks… in your home where you and members of the family and visitors can keep hot drinks from young children
Avoid drinking hot drinks around small children
Always remind visitors to your home to ‘Keep hot drinks out of reach of the young children’
For more information , please visit – www.cbtrust.org.uk