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You Could Do This To Your Child

April 5th, 2008 by Mommie

Take a look at this picture. Imagine it over your whole child. Could you see yourself doing this to your child? You wouldn’t do this intentionally, but this could happen as a terrible accident. Well it happens, and it happens to often, from normal bath burns on children. So what can you do to prevent this from happening to your child?

It takes only 3 seconds for a child to get a scald burn in 140 degree water. This is one of the most painful type of burns there is. This type of burn may require hospitalization, so just turn your water heater down to minimize the risk. It is recommended that your water heater be set at no higher than 120 degrees. We all like steaming hot showers, but honestly, is it worth the risk when your children are young?

Even with the reduction in water temperature, there are things you still need to do.

-Get a bath thermometer, they’re cheap and save some tears. A child’s bath should be around 100 degrees, they don’t need anymore.

-Start out filling the tub with cold water, don’t wait until the water gets hot to hit the plug. This not only saves water but it also minimizes the risk of making the bath too hot.

-Test the water before putting your child in. Swish your hand around in the water to eliminate any hot spots. If it feels hot to you, it’s probably to hot for them.

-Install anti-scald devices on your bath faucets.

The best tip is watch your children, know what they’re doing and make sure to test the water!

Any tips on this? Let Mommie know!

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2 Responses

Megan from Imaginif writes:
April 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Great little reminder to parents to keep kids safe in the bathtub. Thanks for writing about it. A lot of child safety is common sense but because parents get so tired, they often forget the little preventative things that keep their kids safe.

Another tip: ALWAYS run the cold tap again after hot has been on so that the tap cools and little hands or bodies won’t be burnt by touching hot steel tap fittings.
Angie Hurst writes:
April 5th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

I remember as a child an acquaintance of my mom’s who started running the hot water only in her tub for a bath. She was going to add some cold later and she left the room and her young daughter came in and fell in the water. I was too young to understand everything that went on, but I remember talk of ICU and later surgeries. It’s always stuck with me, and I’ve never ran only hot water because of that.