Many Ignore Fire Safety at Home, Survey Reveals

Many Ignore Fireplace Security at Residence, Survey Reveals

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THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2016 (HealthDay Information) -- The vacation season could be a harmful time of yr, however many households ignore fireplace and burn security ideas, a brand new survey finds.

Fewer than half of these surveyed by Shriners Hospitals for Youngsters mentioned they water stay Christmas bushes each day, although 70 % knew they need to to stop fireplace.

1 / 4 of respondents mentioned they go away lit candles unattended, and 27 % permit lit candles to be inside attain of kids.

The survey additionally revealed that 47 % of respondents do not maintain a lid or cookie sheet close by with a purpose to lower off oxygen to a cooking fireplace. 1 / 4 of the respondents mentioned they do not flip pot handles to the again of the range so children cannot seize them.

"A few of these findings appear alarming, however annually our burn hospitals see the outcomes -- kids who've been injured in cooking-related accidents or in fires related to decorations or candles," chief medical officer Dr. Kenneth Guidera mentioned in a hospital information launch.

"These accidents can imply years of ongoing remedies to a baby's rising pores and skin and in depth rehabilitation," he added.

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SOURCE: Shriners Hospitals for Youngsters, information launch, December 2016