Burning warning.MORE children are being admitted to hospital with burns partly because of the popularity of hair straighteners, a charity has said. The number of accidents involving under-fives is down, but in the past ten years the number getting burned has risen by 50 per cent, the Child Accident Prevention Trust said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service statistics, in 1997-98 233 children under five needed hospital treatment for burns, and in 2006-7 this increased to 358. Straighteners can reach temperatures of up to 220C and remain hot for up to eight minutes after they have been switched off. A child's skin is much thinner than an adult's, so the burns can cause permanent scarring scar 1 n. 1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. 2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: , the CAPT said. So mums need to keep those straighteners out of children's reach for a long time after they're switched of f.. |
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