Stop Drop & Roll
Each year more than 15,000 people are seriously
burned when their clothes catch on fire. In more than half of
the incidents, flammable liquids or vapors were present on or
around the person's clothing. When a person's clothing catches
on fire, action must be instinctive and immediate. There is no
time to think.
The one thing you should
never do is run.
To minimize a burn injury
when your clothes catch fire, STOP,
DROP and ROLL. Burns are
among the most painful of injuries and the third leading cause
of unintentional death in the United States. The hands, groin,
face and lungs are at particular risk because they are delicate
structures and easily injured. The healing process is slow and
painful, resulting in enormous personal suffering.
STOP, DROP and ROLL is simple
but needs to be practiced to be effective!
Once the fire is out, you must
treat a burn- Cool the burn with water, then call 9-1-1.