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Honeywell India in association with the Safe Kids Foundation India has launched a home safety programme to prevent and reduce burns among children under 14 years of age.
The programme called Safe Kids at Home is being funded by Honeywell India and is being implemented by the Safe Kids Foundation India. It will educate 325,000 students and 175,000 parents between 2015 and 2017. The programme will be rolled out in Pune.
“Safe Kids Foundation India worked with IMRB International to conduct a city-wide assessment of the incidence and severity of preventable injuries among children at home to create this research-based, locally-relevant programme,” an official statement said.
The research revealed that burns from fire and scalds from hot liquids rank second among hazards in frequency and first in severity of injury. “In 2014, in Pune alone, approximately 76,000 Pune children under the age of 14 suffered burn and scald injuries. Of these, about 3,000, or an average of eight kids a day, suffered third-degree burns, the worst type of burn causing the most damage,” the statement added.
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