Burn Treatment Center: Awareness and prevention
Preschool--three to five years
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- Continue adequate supervision.
- Discourage game playing, (hid and seek, tag, etc.)
around heat/fire sources: (stoves, heaters, barbecues,
fireplaces, etc.)
- Keep matches and lighters out of reach, purchase only
child resistant lighters.
- If you smoke, never leave lit cigarettes
unattended.
- Begin to educate your child on fire safety, escape
routes, and the "stop, drop, and roll" technique.
- Practice/reinforce these with your child, often.
- Do not give hot foods/liquids to your child, allow
them to cool.
- Do not carry hot foods/liquids and your child at the
same time.
- Do not attempt to carry hot foods/liquids with
toddlers underfoot.
- Do not use tablecloths, too easily pulled off.
- Keep fire extinguishers in your home, check the
pressure often.
- Be a good role model, children mimic adults.
- Never allow children to handle fireworks.
- Use only flame-retardant/noncombustible costumes for
Halloween.
- Teach children that matches/lighters are tools for
adults, and when they are older you will show them how to
use them properly.
- Always dress in non-flammable sleepwear.
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