The most common burn injuries
90 % of burns can be avoided through prevention. Most happen in the bathroom and in the kitchen. Even a small change can make your home safer.
In the kitchen
Do not leave any electrical cable from any appliance dangling from the kitchen bench!
In the bathroom
Never open the hot-water tap first. Monitor the temperature (thermometer). The optimal temperature for a bath should be no higher than 38 degrees Celsius
In the kitchen
Always use back hot-plate of the stove for cooking!
In the bathroom
Do not allow the child to handle the taps. The maximal water temperature should be set at 50 degrees Celsius!
In the kitchen
Avoid any contact of your child with the oven door!
In the bathroom
Do not leave your child alone in the bath, not even with another sibling.
In the kitchen
Never cook with your child in a carrier!
In the kitchen
Never put a plate with hot food on a table!
In the kitchen
Place hot beverages far from the edge of the table!
About us
The non-for-profit association “Bolíto” (standing for “It hurts”) provides assistance to child burn victims, mainly in terms of psychosocial support. It was founded in 2003 by Lenka Šetelíková, head nurse, and Robert Zajíček, chief physician, from the Burn Clinic at Vinohrady University Hospital in Prague. Five years ago, the photographer Jarmila Štuková joined the team; she is mainly involved in creating prevention and awareness-raising campaigns
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