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SAFE Kids Finger Lakes Offers Kitchen Safety Reminders
For The Holiday Season
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CANANDAIGUA, NY- As the holiday season approaches, SAFE Kids Finger Lakes reminds parents and caregivers to check the kitchen for preventable hazards and to supervise children at all times in the kitchen. Scald burns from hot liquid or steam are the most common type of burns among children ages 4 and under. A child will suffer a full-thickness burn (third-degree burn) after just three seconds of exposure to 140-degree water, and will need surgery and skin grafts.
Patti Knapp, Safe Kids Finger Lakes co-coordinator and Manager of Family Health and Wellness at Thompson Health, recommends these precautions against kitchen burns:
* Never leave a hot stove unattended. (Unattended food on the stove is the number one cause of home fires).
* Never hold a child while cooking or carrying hot items.
* Cook on back burners whenever possible, and turn all handles toward the back of the stove.
* Don't allow loose-fitting clothing in the kitchen.
* Keep hot foods and liquids away from the edges of counters and tables. Be especially careful around tablecloths - children can pull hot dishes down onto themselves.
For more information about kitchen safety and burn prevention, visit www.safekids.org. Safe Kids Finger Lakes works to prevent accidental childhood injury, the leading killer of children 14 and under, and is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing accidental injury.
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