Keep babies and toddlers safe from burns

Posted: 3/30/2018

Most burn injuries for babies and toddlers happen at home. The experts from Parkland’s Regional Burn Center offer the tips below to help keep your children safe:

• Create a 3-foot “no kid zone” around your stove or fireplace. Use a gate for younger children or tape on the floor for older children
• Use the back burners on the stove and turn pot handles to the back of the stove
• Push crockpots to the back of the counter and keep the cords away from the counter edges
• Keep soup and hot noodles out of reach of young children
• Never drink hot liquids while holding young children
• Use travel coffee cups with lids even when you are home if you have young children around
• Be careful when transferring hot liquids in the kitchen. Ensure children are out of the kitchen before you walk holding pots or cups of hot liquid
• Create a “no kid zone” around any open flame, including fire pits, campfires and grills
• Teach kids to avoid running or playing near open flames
• Never pour gasoline on an open flame, especially when there are young children around