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Burn Free Kids - Fire Safety Awareness, Kesbewa, Colombo (2025)

11/08/2024

Parents can be the best form of burn prevention

The first step to avoiding burn injuries is thinking about ways to prevent them before they happen. Burns Free Kids shares these tips for preventing burns in your home

Key Points for Preventions
• Burns prevention is about supervising children closely if they’re near things that can burn them.
• It’s important to identify and avoid burn risks indoors and outdoors.
• Treat burns with cool running water for 20 minutes.
• Call 110 or visit a doctor if the burn is larger than the size of the child’s forearm, or the burn is to the airway, face, neck or ge****ls.• Burns prevention is about supervising children closely if they’re near things that can burn them.
• It’s important to identify and avoid burn risks indoors and outdoors.
• Treat burns with cool running water for 20 minutes.
• Call 110 or visit a doctor if the burn is larger than the size of the child’s forearm, or the burn is to the airway, face, neck or ge****ls.

11/08/2024

Parents can help prevent burn injuries by establishing a safe home environment

Hot drink safety
• Never hold a baby and a cup of hot liquid. A wiggling baby can cause a spill on himself or on you.
• Use a travel mug when drinking hot beverages around babies and young children. Keep it latched close when not actively sipping to minimize or prevent scald burns.
• Keep hot liquids away from babies and small children. Put drinks and soups in the center of the table away from curious fingers.
• Replace tablecloths with place mats to prevent children from pulling everything on a table onto themselves.

11/08/2024

Electrical burns are caused by contact with electrical sources or by lightning. Electrical current passing through a person's body may injure blood vessels, nerves, and muscles. Also, the throat and lungs can swell rapidly and severely, making breathing hard. The current can also damage the heart.

Protect your child around your home by using the following safety measures.

• Place plug covers on all outlets.
• Unplug all electrical items that are in your child's reach.
• Use extra caution when using electrical items in areas where water sources are nearby.
• For example, be safe when using a hair dryer in the bathroom.
• Don't let your child play with toys that must be plugged into an electrical outlet.
• Take your child indoors and close all windows and doors during an electrical storm.
• Don't overload electrical outlets by using too many extension cords or electrical receptacle multipliers.
• Replace electrical equipment and appliances that show signs of wear.
• Check wires to see if they are loose or frayed.

11/08/2024

Burns can result from contact with a solid, powdered, or liquid chemical. A chemical burn may be serious because of the action of the corrosive or irritating chemicals on the skin. A chemical burn on the skin is often deeper and larger than it may first appear. Chemical fumes and vapours can also irritate or damage the body, especially the skin, lungs, and eyes. A swallowed chemical may be poisonous or may cause burning in the throat and esophagus.

Keep the following types of items completely out of reach.
• Toilet cleaners
• Battery acid
• Bleach
• Lime products
• Plaster and mortar
• Oven and drain cleaners
• Fertilizers
• Sparks from "sparklers"

If your child uses battery-operated toys, make sure the batteries are in protective casings that require assistance from an adult to open (such as casings secured with screws).

10/08/2024

Fires and other accidents in your home can result in burns to you or a family member. These situations often happen unexpectedly. However, take time now to be prepared and know what to do if someone in your home gets burned

Flames
• Teach your child that it’s not safe to play with fire.
• Have a smoke detector in each room in your home. Replace the batteries every 6 months. If your smoke detectors are over 10 years old, replace them with new ones.
• Always keep your child away from fireplaces, space heaters, and stoves. The glass window in front of a gas fireplace or stove gets very hot. Teach your child not to touch glass or the stove during or after a fire.
• Do not leave your child alone with burning candles or wax and tart warmers.
• Do not leave your child alone with sparklers. They can create intense heat, which can lead to a severe burn injury.
• Always keep a fire extinguisher close while grilling, around a campfire, and in the kitchen.
• Never use lighter fluid on a burning fire or hot coals. Supervise and teach your child to stay away from outside grills and fires. Do not allow them to run near campfires. To avoid serious burns, have a 3-foot safe zone around grills and campfires.

10/08/2024

Burn injuries can be serious at any age. Preschoolers and school-age children are at greater risk of burn injuries because they’re curious and like to explore.

If your child has been burned, apply cool water to the area for 20 minutes. Do not use ice or ice water on the burn. Keep the rest of your child’s body warm while doing this.

Kitchen or Cooking Accidents
• Do not leave your child alone in the kitchen. Supervise them if they’re using a stove, oven, or hot plate alone.
• Turn the handles of pots and pans towards the back of the stove (Picture 1).
• Always create a safe zone by keeping your child 3 feet away from the stove while it’s on.Burn Prevention Preschool and School Age
• Be sure your child does not wear loose clothing around someone who is cooking or while they’re cooking.
• Put away all appliance cords. They can cause severe injuries if they’re pulled, bitten, or cut.
• To avoid spills, have your child sit at a table to eat.
• Be careful with food containers that can go in the microwave. The packaging can get hot, leading to drops or spills.
• Teach your child to use oven mitts when taking food out of a microwave. If using a cover, they can lift it safely and slowly with a utensil. The steam under the cover can cause burns.
• Fill food bowls or containers less than halfway full when putting them in the microwave. Food or liquid can spill and cause burns.

09/08/2024

First aid for a minor burn

Cool down the burn. After holding the burn under cool, running water, apply cool, wet compresses until the pain subsides.

Remove tight items, such as rings, from the burned area. Be gentle, but move quickly before swelling starts.

Avoid breaking blisters. Blisters with fluid protect the area from infection. If a blister breaks, clean the area and gently apply an antibiotic ointment.

Apply a moisturizing lotion, such as one with aloe vera. After the burned area has been cooled, apply a lotion to provide relief and to keep the area from drying out.

Loosely bandage the burn. Use sterile gauze. Avoid fluffy cotton that could shed and get stuck to the healing area. Also avoid putting too much pressure on the burned skin.

Take an over-the-counter pain reliever if necessary. Consider acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), or naproxen (Aleve).

07/08/2024

Types of burns
• Scald: A burn caused by hot liquid or steam, such as hot drinks and bath water.
• Contact: A burn caused by contact with a hot object or surface such as heaters, ovens, and bike exhausts.
• Flame: A burn caused by contact with an open flame or explosion.
• Electrical: A burn caused by exposure to a live current. Such as putting a knife in to a toaster.
• Chemical: A burn caused by contact with a chemical substance, either on the skin or swallowed. For example ingestion of drain cleaner.
• Radiation: A burn caused by exposure to excess of the suns ultraviolet rays.
• Friction: A burn caused by the skin rubbing against a surface. For example treadmills.

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