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* Install [[smoke]] alarms | * Install household [[smoke]] alarms. Check and change batteries regularly. | ||
* Teach children about fire safety and the hazards of matches and fireworks. | * Teach children about fire safety and the hazards of matches and fireworks. | ||
* Keep children from climbing on top of a stove or grabbing hot items like irons and oven doors. | * Keep children from climbing on top of a stove or grabbing hot items like irons and oven doors. | ||
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* Remove electrical cords from floors and keep them out of reach. | * Remove electrical cords from floors and keep them out of reach. | ||
* Know about and practice fire escape routes at home, work, and school. | * Know about and practice fire escape routes at home, work, and school. | ||
* Set temperature of water heater | * Set the temperature of a water heater to 120 degrees or less. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Primary Prevention
To help prevent burns:
- Install household smoke alarms. Check and change batteries regularly.
- Teach children about fire safety and the hazards of matches and fireworks.
- Keep children from climbing on top of a stove or grabbing hot items like irons and oven doors.
- Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove so that children can't grab them and they can't be accidentally knocked over.
- Place fire extinguishers in key locations at home, work, and school.
- Remove electrical cords from floors and keep them out of reach.
- Know about and practice fire escape routes at home, work, and school.
- Set the temperature of a water heater to 120 degrees or less.