Ep 59 'Preventing Burns and Scalds' /Holly Kidsafe, Kidsafe South Australian CEO
Channel: Rachael Monteleone
Date: 2021-05-08

Winter is here and there’s nothing better than staying in and snuggling with your kids. However, as we endeavour to keep ourselves warm we can expose ourselves to greater risks of burns and scalds.

Did you know that 80% of serious burns and scalds to young children occur in the home?

Due to this, Kidsafe is urging parents and carers to be vigilant to reduce the hazards as winter is a time of heightened burns risk.

Kidsafe has just launched National Burns Awareness Month – an Australia wide campaign to raise awareness of the prevention and appropriate first aid measures for minor burns.

To discuss this initiative we’re joined by Kidsafe South Australian CEO, Holly Fitzgerald, who is the national spokesperson for the campaign.

We ask Holly questions including:

What part of the home do the majority of serious burns and scalds to young children occur?
What recommendations do you have for families to stop this from happening?
Can you provide us with an overview of Kidsafe and National Burns Awareness Month?
How common are childhood burns and how many of these children aren’t receiving the correct first aid treatment?
What should parents/carers do if a child does sustain a burn?
Do you have any resources that parents can use to prevent burns in the home?
Is it true that the rate of admission to Australian burns units for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is more than triple that of the non-indigenous population?
 
For Kidsafe’s article please go to: https://kiddipedia.com.au/preventing-burns-and-scalds-this-national-burns-awareness-month/

For more information please visit: https://kidsafe.com.au/
Burns Safety Checklist: https://kidsafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/RP174-Kidsafe_BurnSafe-Checklist_Digital-1.pdf
BurnSafe webinars for children aged 3 to 13 running every Wednesday in June: https://kidsafe.com.au/events/
Activity sheets for children aged 3 to 13 including colouring sheets, memory games and other activities: https://kidsafe.com.au/nbam-burnsafe-resources/
A new Safety Ninja video, promoting burns prevention and first aid in the home with Safety Ninja and Crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEFHWXoMxzE&feature=youtu.be
A Facebook competition for families, with the chance to win up to $250 in vouchers: https://www.facebook.com/kidsafeaustralia/photos/a.427327763969574/2996831483685843/?type=3&theater