Injury Prevention Centre's

Prescription 4 Safety

Burns & Scalds

  • Always supervise children any time there is hot or boiling water present in your home. Keep all pot handles turned back, away from the stove edge, as a child who touches a hot appliance can suffer serious burns (Injury Prevention Centre, 2025).
  • Store chemicals, lighters, and matches in locked cabinets, and install smoke alarms in sleeping areas to prevent fires and chemical burns (Injury Prevention Centre, 2025).
  • Set the bathwater to no hotter than 38°C. A child's skin is thinner and more sensitive than an adult's skin and burns more quickly when exposed to water that is too hot (Parachute, 2023).

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The Injury Prevention Centre is part of the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and is dedicated to helping Albertans and our governments make safe choices the easy choices.

The Injury Prevention Centre receives core business funding from the Ministry of Primary and Preventive Health Services and is part of the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Provision of funding by Primary and Preventive Health Services does not signify that this project represents the policies or views of Primary and Preventive Health Services.

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