Sunday, September 28, 2014

Child Safety - Burns

Child Safety

According to the CDC (Sep 2011):
"Injuries are the leading cause of death for young people from birth through age 19.  . . . every year, 9.2 million babies, children, and teens are injured severely enough to need treatment in emergency departments . . .  $300 billion a year."

The CDC gives the following recommendations (among several others) to improve child safety:

Burns: "
Set your water heater's thermostat to _________ or lower.

a) 60 degrees Fahrenheit
b) 8
0 degrees Fahrenheit
c) 
100 degrees Fahrenheit
d) 
120 degrees Fahrenheit

Source:  http://www.cdc.gov/features/colormesafe/index.html 
Answer: c) age 13

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