Burn Prevention
This collection includes resources available to prevent pediatric burn injuries.
Extreme Weather and Healthcare – Are you Ready for a Burn Disaster?
2024
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· University of Utah Health
The document discusses the impact of extreme weather events on healthcare systems, focusing on burn disasters. It outlines preparedness strategies for hospitals, emphasizing planning, resources, …
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Keeping Kids Safe: Extreme Heat, Pavement Burns, and Chemical Burns
This webpage describes how to keep kids safe from burns caused by extreme heat, hot pavement, and chemicals. It explains that children can get serious …
Protecting Yourself While Removing Post-Disaster Debris from Your Home or Business
This fact sheet is for home/business owners, residents, and volunteer groups involved in post-disaster cleanup. It highlights the main hazards and common control methods, emphasizing …
Urban Flooding: Hazards and Tips for Prevention
This fact sheet addresses health hazards that may arise during and after urban flooding. It provides ways to avoid structural hazards and harmful exposures and …
Avoid. Spot. Treat: Frostbite & Hypothermia
This one-page infographic provides guidance for families and children in the prevention of and response to frostbite and hypothermia.
The Safety Town Program
This webpage describes Safety Town, a program designed to teach young children important safety skills. The program covers topics like traffic safety, fire prevention, and …
Health & Safety Tips
This webpage provides important health and safety tips for children and families. The resources give advice on how to stay safe at home, school, and …
18 Winter Safety Tips for Parents and Children
This 2-page infographic provides tips for parents on how to keep their child safe in winter weather. It addresses both outdoor and indoor settings, as …
Frostbite and Hypothermia: Be Prepared for Cold Weather - Keep Moving to Keep Warm
2020
· American Burn Association
This fact sheet provides guidance in the prevention of and response to frostbite and hypothermia in cold weather. Hypothermia is a serious condition with symptoms …
Transporting Children to Safety After Volcanic Eruption
This article describes in detail how the U.S. Army's Burn Flight Team conducted a medical evacuation mission to bring six critically injured pediatric burn patients …