The leading cause of deaths and injuries to children at home is accidents. Scalding from hot water is one of the most dangerous of these accidents. Small children are busy and can get to sinks or bathtubs quickly. They can burn themselves severely before they can get out of the water.
Infants are unable to move away from hot water if it is accidentally left on too hot.
You can see from this chart that if your infant or young child should come into contact with hot water, the temperature of the water would make the difference between whether he or she gets burned or not. The following are some common questions and answers about hot water heater settings. Hot water has nothing to do with getting colds. Yes, you will. But this may be a small price to pay to protect your child.