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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!

  • STOP, do not run, if your clothes catch on fire.
  • DROP to the floor in a prone position.
  • Cover your face with your hands to protect it from the flames.
  • ROLL over and over to smother the fire. Don't stop until the flames have been extinguished.

Once the fire is out, you must treat a burn- Cool the burn with water, then call 9-1-1.

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