Fire chiefs add support to SafeTea campaign

摘要

Hot drink scalds were the most common cause for under-fives attending A&E. Forty nine per cent (17,052) of child admissions to designated specialised burn services in the past five years involved scalds from hot food or drink. Fifty seven per cent of the admissions to designated specialised burn services among nought to two-year-olds in 2018 related to hot tea or coffee spillages. These are shocking figures and so the National Fire Chiefs Council has added their support to the Safe Tea campaign. The campaign is an online resource to help caregivers prevent hot drink burns in small children and improve burn first aid.