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==Primary Prevention==
To help prevent burns:
* Install smoke alarms in your home. 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 temperature of water heater at 120 degrees or less.
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Primary Prevention

To help prevent burns:

  • Install smoke alarms in your home. 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 temperature of water heater at 120 degrees or less.

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