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Prevention: New Mothers
Home Safe Home Hospital-Based Program
Providing prevention information to new mothers to prevent accidental burn injuries
Babies can sometimes be burned by hot liquids, steam or electrical appliances. Scalding is the most prevalent form of burns in children under 5 years of age. An estimated 60% of scalds with this age group occur from cups/mugs/tableware containing hot liquids; most commonly from a pull-down (48%) or spill (32%) mechanism (American Burn Association 2018). At this age, kids haven’t learned how to keep themselves from harm. The good news is that parents and guardians can keep their children safe by taking a few easy steps.
This innovative program starts with an in-hospital educational video that all new mothers watch before being discharged from a Lehigh Valley Health Network or Commonwealth Health hospital. Parents receive a take home postcard with a refrigerator magnet that has the top tips to keep their children safe from burns that are happening right here in Eastern PA. Parents can also sign up to receive quarterly emailed newsletters that have safety tips, songs, fun family activities to teach safety to preschoolers.
If you are a hospital in Pennsylvania interested in offering this program to your mothers, please check out this informational pamphlet and contact Cori Rolón for more information.
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Prevention: PreschoolPrevention: Preschool
Home Safe Home Young Adventurers Club
This program provides age-appropriate fire and burn safety lessons through early learning centers featuring our mascot – Flick the Firefly. Preschoolers ages 3-6 learn to identify what is hot, what is not, and what is sometimes hot. They also receive a fire helmet and a Flick the Firefly sticker. Classrooms receive a quarterly safety email they can forward to their parents, toy firetruck, classroom poster, and a classroom book on fire safety.
If your early learning center is located in Pennsylvania and you are interested in getting this program for your children, please contact Jess Banks for more information
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Prevention: School-Age ChildrenPrevention: School-Age Children
Flick Fire & Burn Safety (grades 1-5) and The Great Escape (grades 6-9)
Teaching fire and burn prevention strategies to school age children to prevent burn injuries
The most frequent causes of burn injuries in school age children are (1) scalds, (2) cooking injuries, (3) open flames such as fire pits, fireplaces, or grills, (4) fire play, or children playing with lighters or matches, (5) sunburn, (6) electrical, and (7) chemical, such as drain cleaner or acid. In fact, of the burn injuries in school age children treated last year, less than 20% were from a house fire.
The Commonwealth of PA recognizes that fire and burns are a severe risk for school age children. The state has several current curriculum standards related to burn safety for students in grades 1, 3 and 5. Yet, there is limited and fragmented information for teachers and school districts to meet that standard. This innovative program provides public schools with the information they need to meet these standards.
Our redesigned teacher directed programs, Flick’s Fire & Burn Safety (for students in grades 1-5) and The Great Escape (students in grades 6-8) provide a paper-based and new Google classroom learning module directly tied to the academic standards for education. Standard topics include recognizing safe/unsafe behaviors, how to call 911, how to extinguish clothing fires, recognizing fire hazards, problem solving escape routes, proper first aid for burns, and medical, EMS & fire safety careers.
If you are a public or charter school in Pennsylvania interested in offering this program to your mothers, please contact Jess Banks for more information on how to get this program in your school.
Flick's Fire & Burn Safety Program (Grades 1-5)
Flick’s Fire and Burn Safety is a teacher-directed program designed for grades 1-5 in conjunction with Academic Standards. Topics within this program include:
- Appropriate behavior to extinguish clothing fires.
- Proper first aid for burns.
- What constitutes an emergency and how to call 911.
- How to prevent clothing fires.
- Dangers of lighter and matches.
- Recognizing fire hazards and Keeping your home fire safe.
- Recognizing safe/unsafe behaviors
The Great Escape (Grades 6-8)
The Great Escape is a teacher-directed program designed for grades 6-8 in conjunction with academic standards. Topics within this program include:
- Recognizing fire hazards and keeping your home fire safe
- Understanding the need for having a home escape plan, understanding the necessary components of an escape plan.
- Problem-solving when various escape routes are blocked.
- Diagram a floor plan of the home and indicate two ways out of each room.
- Learning how to “shelter” in a room if escape is impossible.
- The dangers and consequences of youth fire misuse.
- Public awareness of fire safety
Stop, Drop, Roll
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Teaching kids safety tips and what to do in a fire.
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Burn Survivor SupportBurn Survivor Support
Camp Susquehanna
Increasing resilience in burn survivors ages 7-17 through peer interactions
Surviving from a devastating burn requires more than just physical healing. Burn survivors and their family members must also deal with the psychological, mental, and even spiritual impacts of this life-changing injury.
Camp Susquehanna is a Pennsylvania statewide sleep-away summer camp with year-round supportive activities for youth ages 7-17 who have had a serious burn injury. This unique program offers an opportunity to build self-esteem through physical activities and personal accomplishments. Children will interact with others who have experienced a burn injury and
be included in a traditional camp setting. Although Camp Susquehanna’s campers are of varying ages, activities and groups are geared towards each camper’s developmental needs.
The camp is staffed with experienced burn and wound nurses, adult burn survivors, fire service professionals, health professionals and other caring staff. All volunteers undergo background checks, interviews, and training in trauma informed care and resiliency. We also hold quarterly virtual events.
Camp Susquehanna is completely free of charge to our campers and families.
We also provide school re-entry for burn survivors. The purpose of the school re-entry program is to prepare classmates, faculty and school personnel for the return of a student who has undergone medical treatment for burn injuries that has resulted in visible scarring and/or impairment of that survivor. The content of this program is to familiarize these persons about the treatment that the survivor has undergone, the medical devices (compression garments and face masks, etc.) that may still be in use, the current appearance and any physical restrictions of the survivor, and to address questions about the needs and feelings of the survivor. The intent is to create an accepting and nurturing environment that will allow the survivor to reintegrate into daily life and regain a sense of normalcy.