[KBS 2TV Clear Information Zone] Counterattack of Household Appliances, Burn Accidents_Dr. Minju-Kwon appeared
Registration date: 2016/05/19
Do home appliances threaten our health?! But they are designed for our convenience in a daily life! Dr. Min-ju Kwon, Director of the Department of Burn Plastic Surgery at Hangangsoo Hospital, explained about safety-related accidents and pediatric burns that can occur in our daily life. Unexpected accidents can take our life away! It is said that most of those accidents happen in our house. Burn accidents are happening in various ways in everyday life! Every year, the rate of accidents caused by electric heating products is increasing. Among them, it is said that the rate of accidents including infants and toddlers is the highest. Children are not aware of the dangers of home heating appliances, so their carelessness can lead to bad accidents. Little children are curious to touch anything they see, which can lead to serious accidents unless they are looked after with care. There are many cases of injuries caused by items that are frequently used at home such as hair styling appliances, irons, coffee pots, hot water or coffee. Especially, when a hair styling appliance is placed on the floor after used, little children can touch it easily with their hands. Dr. Min-ju Kwon stressed the risk of pediatric burns saying, “Little children are slow to recognize burns and they don’t know how to cope with quickly and appropriately. Once they are burned, the wound can be deep and cause serious damages like contracture.”

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