Burn Treatment Center: Awareness and prevention
Grade school
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- Teach your child how to call 911 and what to
say.
- Instruct your child on using matches and lighters
safely and responsibly.
- Begin to instruct your child on safe cooking methods:
- Wear short or close fitting sleeves to avoid
catching on fire.
- Turn pot handles to back.
- If grease fire starts: cover the pan, turn off
burners, do not try to move pan.
- Never put water on grease fire.
- Lift lids away from you, to allow steam to
escape.
- Use oven mitts to move pans/lift lids.
- No 'playing around' while cooking.
- Place microwave at level safe for your child to
use.
- Teach microwave safety:
- Use move mitts to remove items, containers get
hot.
- Stir food before eating, center is hot.
- Allow popcorn bags to cool a little before
opening, then do so away from you.
- Instruct children about coiling cords or using short
ones, and the "no dangle" rule.
- Teach children not to 'warm up' by or near
fireplaces, heaters, or fires.
- Teach your child electrical safety:
- Do not climb on electrical poles or towers.
- Do not climb over fences that surround electrical
substations.
- Do not fly kites near electric power lines.
- Do not attempt to retrieve kite if caught in power
lines.
- Do not climb trees near power lines.
- Teach your child proper use of extension cords: do
not overload, do not run under carpets, run behind
furniture, etc.
- Use only flame-retardant/noncombustible costumes for
Halloween.
- Be a good role model.
- Involve children in planning and practicing safety
and fire drills.
- Always dress in non-flammable sleepwear.
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