Most accidents occur in the kitchen and children are the first victims. Burn in children, in most cases, derives from preventable situations. Starting from this premise, effective prevention would be enough to avoid accidental burns. Here are some recommendations that we must take into account and thus avoid accidents:
Domestic use of volatile combustible materials
Many volatile fuels are stored in the home for various reasons: gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, benzene, thinner, varnish remover, turpentine and highly dangerous contact glues.
Gasoline should not be used in the home under any circumstances; but, if for any reason it is necessary to use it, it should be stored in metal containers, hermetically closed with a safety valve and in ventilated places outside the home.
All liquid fuels should be kept in closed containers and used in ventilated places.
If for any reason it is necessary to use volatile fuels in closed areas, good forced ventilation must be guaranteed to dissipate flammable vapors and all sources of heat in the area must be eliminated: do not light cigarettes, close the gas stopcock, turn off the pilots and do not turn on electrical appliances or pass light switches.
If fuel is spilled: ventilate properly, wash with water and detergents, and if the liquid has been spilled on an absorbent material (cloth), air it out so that the liquid evaporates.
Aerosol Pots
They contain liquids stored under pressure that can explode if placed near fire. Even vacuums pose an explosion hazard if incinerated or punctured.
Burning garbage in yards or gardens
It should be prohibited due to environmental contamination and the high risk of burns occurring in the person who is burning them, due to the mixture of materials in the garbage (aerosol cans, rags soaked in fuel, dry leaves) and the possibility of let the fire spread and become uncontrollable.
If for any reason it is necessary to do so in inappropriate places, the following precautions should be taken:
Burn trash on a smooth or asphalt surface, to reduce the potential for fire spread.
Keep the fire under constant observation.
Do not use gasoline or as a starting fuel, or to fan flames.
Separate trash from aerosol cans and burn small amounts of trash at a time.
Do not allow children to participate in burning garbage, they tend to get too close.
Avoid this practice on windy days.
When finished, use water to completely extinguish the fire or ashes.
Fireworks
They are so dangerous that under no circumstances should they be allowed because in addition to causing burns in the people who handle them, they can injure other innocent people located at a distance.
For those who want to use them, despite all the warnings it is suggested:
Do not try to open them because they can explode when hit.
Do not allow children to put them in their pockets, because friction can make them explode.
Do not hold the rockets with your hands, because they are usually defective and explode prematurely.
Hot water
It can cause burns under various circumstances:
In homes with water heaters, burns can occur in the shower, especially in the elderly and children who bathe alone.
A safe and easy way to eliminate this risk is to regulate the water temperature - using a thermostat - between 45 and 48 ° C. At these temperatures, a long exposure time is required for burns to occur.
When homes do not have water heaters, warm water bowls are used to bathe the children. The mistake frequently made is to first place the hot water in the punch bowl, which in addition is on the floor and then the mother goes in search of cold water to prepare the warm water and at this moment of carelessness, the child Put in the hot water punch. The safe way to proceed is the other way around; keep the child away, fill the punch bowl with cold water and later, hot water.
The use of hot water for home medicinal purposes (water bottles, vaporizers) must be done under the supervision of an adult. Hot water bottles must be closed tightly.
Hot water is also used to wash clothes and the usual thing is that the containers containing clothes and water, due to their weight, are placed on the floor, there are children in the house, the risk of being burned in these circumstances is very high.
Hot food
The most frequent mechanism of production of these burns is the spillage of the liquid on the child's body, when he tries to grasp the handle of the container that contains it or recklessly manipulates the cup or plate on the table.
The recommended measures to reduce the chances of these events are the following:
Place the containers for hot food at the back of the kitchen, with the handles facing inwards and not over the edge of the kitchen. The safest utensils for cooking are those with no handles, but two handles.
After the food has been cooked, the utensils used should not remain on the stove with the hot content.
Children should never be given hot food.
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It is important to protect children while we cook, or burn trash. And it is also need to talk and older children to handle with care with firecrackers, because of holidays of Christmas and New Year they are popular and can't be dangerous if they don't care. Fatal wounds may appear. Children may be there when you care flaming things, but we need to talk with them for they own safety and they truly will avoid injuries and smoke smell in all that process.