Be careful of children's burns and injuries with heating equipment!

Be careful of children's burns and injuries with heating equipment!

The Consumer Affairs Agency has received 357 reports of accidents for children under the age of 6 due to products used mainly for the purpose of warming in winter (hereinafter referred to as “heating equipment, etc.”). About 70% of them, 240 cases, or 240 cases, were burns. Accidents began to increase in November and peaked in December and January.
In particular, (1) stoves and heaters, (2) kotatsu, (3) humidifiers, and (4) hot water bottle and anka, where there was a lot of accident information, we will inform you of precautions to prevent accidents.
Some of the accidents occurred on the go, such as at grandparents' homes, rather than at home. It is difficult for parents to recognize the dangers of products that are not used at home and are unfamiliar to them. Also, children are curious and may want to touch them if they have never seen, they may want to touch. Be especially careful, as it is also a time when you stay outside of your home, such as returning home during the New Year.

※We received advice from a doctor on first aid measures (for details, refer to Reference 1 in PDF file below for details.) 。

<Doctor's advice (excerpt)>
In the unlikely event of a burn, it is very important at the emergency stage to cool it sufficiently with running water so that the heat does not spread any further. The main points for cooling are as follows.
Cool the burnt area for 15 to 20 minutes with running water such as tap water or shower.
If you take hot water over your clothes, do not try to remove it, and cool it with your clothes.
If burns are widespread and running water is applied to the whole body, pay attention to hypothermia.
On commercially available cold sheets, burns may not cool enough.
In addition, affixing a sheet directly on the injury surface may cause skin damage.
Avoid cooling it directly, as cooling it may cause frost damage.

Be careful of children's burns and injuries with heating equipment! （PDF：711KB）