直发器
Children’s Burns Trust, alongside 电气安全第一 is calling for greater awareness of the dangers associated with hair straighteners among parents.
来自国际烧伤数据库（iBID）的最新数据显示，2023 年前 6 个月，儿童被直发器烧伤和烫伤的人数比上年同期增加了 20%。
令人担忧的是，这一增长只涉及必须送入烧伤专科的重伤儿童，而且令人震惊的是，这还不包括在急诊室就诊和出院的数千名儿童。
Hair straighteners can reach temperatures of over 220°C and stay hot up to 40 minutes after they have been switched off.
Common beauty appliances can pose a serious risk to children due to the high temperatures they reach. Accidents related to burns in children can happen in an instant we are urging parents to keep straighteners out of the reach of children, whose curiosity can put them in danger.
确保儿童安全
If you use hair straighteners or curling irons, keep them out of reach of children. Children’s skin can be significantly thinner than that of adults and with the temperatures that hair straighteners reach, serious burns to children are becoming all too common. The majority of hair straightener burns among children happen when toddlers touch, grab or tread on the hot hair straightener plates. Follow our top tips to make sure that you, and your children, stay safe from electrical burns:
1.把直发器放在儿童接触不到的地方
儿童的皮肤比成人薄得多，因此一定要把理发工具放在儿童够不到的地方。
2.使用防热袋
直发器在关机 40 分钟后仍会保持高温。防热袋是使用后保存产品最简单、最安全的方法。
3.遵循三个 C
如果发生严重烧伤，应遵循三个 C：
- Cool the burn with running tap water for 20 minutes if within 3 hours of burn injury. Do not apply ice, butter or toothpaste. Remove any clothing, jewellery, nappies.
- 拨打 111、999 或当地全科医生寻求帮助。
- Cover the cooled burn with loose Clingfilm or a clean non-fluffy cloth. Warm the patient.
影响
members in our private Facebook group, supporting parents and carers of burn injured children
2022 年参加家庭周末活动的家长和儿童人数
people reached around National Burn Awareness Day 2022