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Protect your child from flame burns
Every year an estimated 40 children, age 14 and under, die from fires and other burns. Another 770 are hospitalized for serious injuries. Fires and flames account for 34% of hospitalizations and fireplaces and woodstoves account for 7.5 percent.
Here are some safety tips to protect your child from fire burns:
Install smoke detectors on every level of the home and in each sleeping area
Smoke detectors save lives. The risk of fire-related deaths is three times higher in homes without smoke detectors than those with smoke detectors. Most children who died in residential fires were in homes without smoke detectors or without working smoke detectors. Alarms should be tested every month and batteries changed annually. For more information, read Smoke Detectors.
Keep lighters and matches out of sight and out of reach.
In 1997, children playing with matches and lighters started about 700 fires. Make sure to use child-resistant lighters and keep them out of your child's sight and reach.
