The Burn Foundation is a Philadelphia-based, non-profit organization established in 1973 to educate families, emergency workers, and the medical community about burn prevention and care while providing burn survivors and their families with support and recovery assistance.
The foundation supports the Greater Delaware Valley's four major burn treatment centers: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and Temple University Hospital.
Mission
The mission of the Burn Foundation is to serve the greater Philadelphia region in the prevention of burns, in the support of the burn care community, and in enhancing the quality of life for burn survivors and their families.
Hot Issue
Keep Kids Scald-Free This Burn Awareness Week
February 7-13
February 7-13 is National Burn Awareness Week, and, this year, the Burn Foundation is focusing its efforts on educating parents about the dangers young children face from scalding.
Remember to...
Set your hot water heater to 120 degrees. Tap water can burn in just a few seconds at temperatures 130 degrees and above.
Never hold a child while cooking, drinking, or carrying hot food or liquids
Always check the temperature of food before giving it to a child.
Be particularly careful with microwaved foods which may not feel hot to the touch, but can still scald from the inside (infant formula should never be heated in microwave)
Declare a "Kid-Free" Zone: Keep children at least 3 feet away from the stove and any other area where hot food or liquids are being prepared
Practice pot and pan safety: When young children are present, try only to use the back-burners and turn handles toward the back of the stove
