More burn injuries occur in winter than any other season. Each year, 200,000 Australians suffer burns according to the Fiona Wood Foundation. Most burns are preventable and occur due to negligence. The document provides tips to prevent burns at home such as regularly replacing fire alarm batteries, keeping matches and lighters out of children's reach, and having a fire escape plan if small children are present. A major burn is a medical emergency requiring an immediate call to emergency services.

1. TIPS TO PREVENT
BURN INJURIES
AT HOME

2. DID YOU KNOW
THAT MORE
CASES OF BURN
INJURIES ARE
REPORTED IN
WINTER THAN
ANY OTHER
SEASON?

3. ACCORDING TO THE FIONA WOOD
FOUNDATION, 200,000 AUSTRALIANS
SUFFER FROM BURNS EVERY YEAR.*
*SOURCE: JULIAN BURTON BURNS TRUST

4. A BURN IS WHEN EXTREME HEAT OR
COLD INJURE ONE OF THE THREE
LAYERS OF OUR SKIN.
WHAT IS A BURN?

5. SADLY, MOST BURN CASES OCCUR
FROM NEGLIGENCE AND ARE
PREVENTABLE.

6. HERE ARE SOME THINGS
YOU CAN DO TO ENSURE
YOU HAVE A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT AT HOME

7. 1
FIRE ALARM BATTERIES SHOULD
BE REPLACED REGULARLY.

8. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND
BLANKET SHOULD BE KEPT NEAR
THE KITCHEN.
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9. HOT WATER
TEMPERATURE IN
YOUR TAPS
SHOULD BE NO
HIGHER THAN 50℃.
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10. LIGHTERS,
MATCHES ETC.
SHOULD BE
KEPT OUT OF
REACH OF
CHILDREN.
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11. IF YOU HAVE
SMALL CHILDREN,
IT IS A GOOD IDEA
TO HAVE A FIRE
ESCAPE PLAN.
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12. 6
USE APPLIANCES FOR THE
PURPOSE INTENDED. MANY
ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED
DUE TO INCORRECT USE OF
APPLIANCES.

13. IF YOU ARE GETTING ANY
ELECTRICAL WORK DONE AT HOME,
ASK FOR A SAFETY CERTIFICATION.
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14. A MAJOR BURN IS A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
CALL 000.

15. CALL 13 26 60
FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 000
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