Health Tip: Prevent Burning and Scalding09/26/13
(HealthDay News) -- Kids aren't always aware of the dangers of
burns and scalding, so it's up to parents to help keep their
The Safekids.org website offers these suggestions:
- Adjust your water heater's temperature to 120 degrees
Fahrenheit or to the setting recommended by the manufacturer.
- Before giving baby a bath, make sure the temperature isn't too
hot. Test the water on the inside of your wrist.
- Never leave children unattended in the bathtub, near electrical
outlets or in the kitchen.
- When cooking, turn pot handles away from the edge of the stove.
Use the stove's back burners.
- Never hold your child while you're cooking. Instead, place the
youngster in a secure high chair in the same room.
- Keep appliances -- such as irons and flat irons -- unplugged
and out of a child's reach.
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