Shriners Children's Hospital Shares Tips for Burn Awareness Week
February 4-10, 2024, is National Burn Awareness Week, a time set aside each year for organizations, educators and the public to unite in burn awareness and prevention. The 2024 theme is Flammable Liquids Burn.
Did you know?
- Flammable liquids, like gasoline, can burn, release vapors or explode, even at room temperature.
- According to the American Burn Association, gasoline fumes are capable of ignition up to 12 feet away from the liquid.
- Gasoline and lighter fluid should be kept out of reach of children and never stored in your home.
- You should use containers that are listed or labeled specifically for gasoline, and start charcoal grills only with fluid labeled as “charcoal starter fluid.”
Be Burn Aware
This week also kicks off a year-round Be Burn Aware campaign, which focuses on preventing burn injuries in the home, where most preventable burn injuries occur. Check out this these tips from Shriners Children's Hospital designed to be a resource to firefighters, teachers, parents and others concerned with the safety and well-being of children.
Since the 1960s, Shriners Children’s has been a leader in burn care, research and education — and burn injury prevention is a key component in these efforts. Let's work together to STOP burn injuries! To learn more about the Shriners Children's Texas campus in Galveston, visit their website.
Please be safe…Be Burn Aware!
Source: Shriners
