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Every year over 37,000 people are seen
in hospitals because burns and scalds injure them.
Incidents are caused by a wide variety of causes and can vary from
minor to fatal.
Every 1.5 minutes someone in the UK is burnt
or scalded.
Apart from the obvious physical pain suffered, victims of burns
and scalds suffer acute psychological distress and also parents
of children that are burnt or scalded suffer psychologically as
a result of their injuries.
Did you know that children under 5 years of
age suffer nearly 45% of all severe burns and scalds because of
accidents. About 50% of these accidents happen in the kitchen.
10 under 5s are severely burnt or scalded in the home every day.
A hot drink can still scald a small child up to 15 minutes after
it is made.
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