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Burn Safety in the Home

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More than 73% of burn injuries occur in the home! Learn how to keep your family safe as you balance work and play at home.
 

Clean Safely

Don't mix these household cleaning products

Burn Prevention - An illustration shows a yellow bleach bottle and a blue vinegar bottle, with a large red X between them.

Bleach + Vinegar

Bleach and vinegar mixture produces chlorine gas. It can cause coughing, breathing problems, burning and watery eyes.

Burn Prevention - An illustration shows a green Hydrogen Peroxide bottle and a blue Vinegar bottle, with a large red X between them

Hydrogen Peroxide + Vinegar

This combination makes peracetic/peroxyacetic acid, which can be highly corrosive.

An illustration shows a yellow bleach bottle and a pink ammonia bottle, with a large red X between them, indicating not to mix the two substances.

Bleach + Ammonia

Bleach and ammonia produce a toxic gas called chloramine. It causes shortness of breath and chest pain.
 

Burn Prevention - An illustration shows a yellow bleach bottle and a green rubbing alcohol bottle, with a large red X between them.

Bleach + Rubbing Alcohol

Bleach and rubbing alcohol makes chloroform, which is highly toxic.
 

Safety in the Home

Burn Prevention - light gray, stylized open hand, facing forward, is centered within a dark blue circle with a diagonal line indicating prohibition.

Keep hot items out of reach of children in the kitchen to prevent scald burns.

Burn Prevention - A stylized icon of a light blue square electrical outlet with a white faceplate

Tuck away cords and cover outlets to prevent electrical burns.
 

Burn Prevention - teal hair straightener, open with teal plates and a dark blue power cord extending from the handle.

Give hot items time to cool down to prevent contact burns.

Burn Prevention - A minimalist icon of a campfire, with two dark brown logs crossed on a light gray oval base, topped by an orange flame.

Have children maintain a “circle of safety” of at least 3 feet from edges of fire pits to prevent flame burns.

Safety in the Home for Children

Burn Prevention - A light purple and a light blue chat bubble, each with three horizontal lines inside, suggesting text within.

Talk to your children in an age-appropriate manner about the dangers of fire.
 

Burn Prevention - A minimalist, bright yellow gas can with a dark gray spout and a handle on top.

Store accelerants such as gasoline and propane locked up and outside the home.
 

Burn Prevention - A teal lighter with a lit yellow flame.

Set a good example by using lighters in a safe manner and keep them out of reach when not using.

Burn Prevention - A simple, dark blue kettle-style barbecue grill with a lid handle, a circular body, and two gray legs, one with a wheel.

Supervise children around open flames such as candles and BBQs.