
Adult Burns Centre - Wythenshawe Hospital MFT
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Adult Burns Centre in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) based at Wythenshawe Hospital providing specialist care for patients with burns injuries.
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https://mft.nhs.uk/wythenshawe/services/burns-and-plastics/burns-centre/ 08-01-2019 19:10:35
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☕️30 babies and toddlers go the hospital with a hot drink burn every single day. Keep hot drinks out of reach. Click on the link to read Alayla's story. shorturl.at/GOXDb #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


➡️Don’t use a hot water bottle more than 2 years old ➡️Look at the flower symbol on the bottle to show when it was made ➡️ Never fill a hot water bottle with boiling water. #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


Watch Scott's story and find out about the dangers of battery powered e-scooters and e-bikes. Do you have an e-bike or e- scooter in your home? youtu.be/7TlvrfQKkBk Electrical Safety First #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital

🏥Burns are serious injuries and their effects can be lifelong. At least 9,939 adults were burned last year. #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


🚬Smoking safely - Never smoke in bed - Use an ashtray - Stub out cigarettes properly Do you want help to stop smoking? Call the NHS Stop Smoking helpline for free on 0300 123 1044 #BeBurnsAware Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


How old is your hot water bottle? Hot water bottles can be dangerous. - Never fill a hot water bottle with boiling water - Don’t fill the bottle more than 2/3 full - Don't use a bottle older than 2 years #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


💧 COOL💧 ☎️CALL☎️ 🩹COVER🩹 Remember these simple first aid steps. Cool the burn with cool running water for 20 minutes, Call for help or the emergency services and then cover the burn with cling film. #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS


✨Did you know hair straighteners can reach more than 200 degrees and can take up to 40 minutes to cool down✨ Read Billy's story below shorturl.at/iaB3b #BeBurnsAware #NationalBurnAwarenessDay British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital



A successful burns awareness day yesterday! Thank you everyone for your support and go home and check those hot water bottles! #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


Some more pledges from yesterday’s burns awareness day! #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


Great work from the team yesterday for national burns awareness day! Thank you everyone for your support! #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. ChildrensBurnsTrust MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


Happy National Burns Awareness Day! Follow along to see how we are spreading awareness today on the unit and lots of information on how you can prevent burns yourself! 🔥🚿🩹🧯🎆 MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital British Burn Assoc.

Come and see us at entrance 3 to visit our stall jam packed with burns prevention awareness! And take a picture with our burns prevention sign! 📷🔥😁 MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital British Burn Assoc. #BeBurnsAware


Hot drinks can still burn a child’s skin up to 15 minutes after being made. Every day, 30 babies and toddlers go to hospital with burns from hot drinks. Keep hot drinks out of reach.☕️☕️☕️ #BeBurnsAware MFT NHS British Burn Assoc. Wythenshawe Hospital


The majority of burn injuries to children happen in the kitchen. Keep pans at the back of the hob and turn handles away from reach.🍳🍳🍳 #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. Wythenshawe Hospital MFT NHS


Our team attended a burns awareness conference on Monday delivering talks on burns prevention. #BeBurnsAware MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital British Burn Assoc.


COOL, CALL, COVER! Watch this video on how to prevent burn injuries in the bathroom and how to treat them 🚿🛁🧼 #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital


Hot water can pose a real danger. Bath and shower water can cause such bad burns that children need years of treatment. It only takes one second to get a deep burn in hot water when the water temperature is at 70°C. 🛁🚿🧼 #BeBurnsAware British Burn Assoc. MFT NHS Wythenshawe Hospital
