VIRGINIA BURN INJURY ATTORNEY FIGHTING FOR BURN VICTIMS
IN HERNDON, SPRINGFIELD AND THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA

The following are tips to prevent burn injuries:

• Teach your children about fire prevention and keep dangerous materials out of reach
• Make sure smoke detectors are installed and in working order. Replace batteries twice a year.
• When cooking, keep pot handles turned toward the back of the stove.
• Supervise young children in the kitchen and around fireworks.
• Set the temperature on the water heater to less than 120 degrees and test the bath water before your child gets in. This will help prevent child scald burn injuries.
• Make sure children’s sleep wear is flame-retardant.
• Don’t hold children in your arms or lap while cooking, serving, or eating hot foods or liquids. This also helps prevent scald burn injuries to children from hot liquids.
• Don’t leave matches, lighters, burning candles, or burning cigarettes unattended.
• Put protective covers on electrical outlets.
• Don’t wear loose-fitting sleeves while cooking.
• Keep children away from the stove while cooking.
• Children younger than one year can sustain partial-thickness burn injuries from hot seat belt straps or buckles in car seats. Make sure car seats are not hot before putting a child in the seat. If you park in the sun, cover the seat with a towel.

Virginia Burn Injury Attorney Gerald Schwartz represents burn injury victims in Northern Virginia, including fire accident victims who reside in Arlington, Virginia and Prince William County, Virginia. Gerald Schwartz has been selected for inclusion in Virginia Super Lawyers every year since 2007 (only5% of lawyers are selected). For a free burn injury consultation, call Gerald Schwartz at 1-800-423-0055.