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Among children ages 4 and under hospitalized for burn-related injuries, approximately 65 percent are treated for scald burns and 20 percent for contact burns.

The majority of scald burns children experience, especially in ages 6 months to 2 years, are from hot foods and liquids spilled in the kitchen or wherever food is prepared and served.

 

Safety Tips

Set your hot water heater to 120 degrees or less - saves on your electricity bill and also could prevent a serious scald injury.

Burn Prevention Brochure

Read more Safety tips in the Foundation's       Burn Prevention brochure. Print off a copy and make it available for family members for quick reference.

Our Mission Statement

1. Helping burn victims become burn survivors through financial and emotional support.

2. Preventing future burn injuries through community awareness and education.

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Forever Living Products is our premiere sponsor, with a lifetime donation totaling more than $1,000,000.

    

The AZ Burn Center is a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence providing comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families who suffer from burn injury 

Introducing Mrs. HotPots

 

Burn Prevention Specialist, Gina Enders-Stenner, introduces burn and scald prevention education to preschoolers.  This new program, starring "Mrs. HotPots," is presented to 3 and 4-year olds attending Valley preschools.

Because children under the age of 5 are one of the most vulnerable groups for burn and scald injuries, Mrs. HotPots' story-time program addresses burn safe behaviors for both the preschoolers and their parents.

Information that shows how to plan and practice an escape from a burning home goes to parents with our "Protect Your Child" and "What To Do If You Are Burned" handouts.  Preventing burn and scald incidents in their homes is the focus of this effort.

Since this program started in July of 2008, Mrs. HotPots has visited more than 65 preschools throughout the Valley.  She has shared her story with more than 2,600 three, four and five year olds.

If you are reading this and have a preschooler in your life, please pass this information on to your preschooler's teacher or center director.  They can call 602-230-2041 to invite Mrs. HotPots to visit.

Mrs HotPots' Message to Parents

Please observe these tips to keep everyone in your home safe from burns or scalds:

  • Keep children out of the kitchen. Always have a "kid-free zone" in any area of your home where you are cooking.
  • Turn pot handles to the back of the stove while cooking.
  • When cooking with any small appliance, such as a coffee pot or crockpot, keep them at the back of kitchen counters.
  • When drinking hot liquids such as coffee or tea, do not hold or carry a child.
  • When cooking in the microwave, open food containers slowly after heating to avoid a steam burn. Do not allow young children to use the microwave.
  • Keep lighters and matches locked up, away from children.
  • Always test the temperature of bath water before bathing a child.