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    Preventing Burns

    Updated at December 28th, 2023

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    • Never hold your baby while smoking, drinking a hot liquid, or cooking by a hot stove or oven. Hot food or beverages can splatter onto your baby.
    • Never heat your baby's bottles (or later on, foods) in a microwave oven, as it can cause overheating or hot spots.
    • Adjust the temperature of your water heater to less than 120°F so the hot water can't scald them.
    • Fireplaces, wood stoves, and kerosene heaters should be screened so that your baby can’t get near them.
    • Check electric baseboard heaters, radiators, and even vents from hot-air furnaces to see how hot they get when the heat is on. They, too, may need to be screened.