Posted: 1/28/2016
Most burn injuries happen at home. Learn how to protect yourself and your children with tips from Parkland's Regional Burn Center.
Bath safety
- Set your water heater to 120 degrees F or just below the medium setting
- Run your hand through the bath water to test for hot spots
- Never leave young children in the bathroom or tub alone
Kitchen safety
- Use the back burners on the stove
- Turn all pot handles to the back so children cannot reach them
- Always use oven mitts when cooking or handling hot food
- Keep coffee, tea and other hot drinks away from the edges of tables and counters
- Keep cords from slow cookers and other machines in a place where kids cannot touch them
- Never carry a child while holding hot drinks
- Help children take food out from a microwave
Parkland's Burn Center cares for adults and children with all types of burn injuries.
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