When you are visiting different homes and places, know where your children are and what they are doing at all times. Have properly installed gates at the top and bottom of stairs and keep them up a year longer that you think you should. Better the inconvenience of opening a gate every time than a mad dash to the hospital with a seriously injured child. Supervise children around fires and stoves. If a burn does occur, immerse the burned area in very cold water.
Myths abound about butter and other such substances.
These will worsen the injury by keeping the heat on the surface of the skin rather than getting rid of it. They also increase the risk of infection. This is my first article on First Aid. In two weeks, I will have a complete list of what should be in a First Aid kit at home and in the car. Order online starting November 1st.