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Thousands of children treated for burns at Red Cross

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May 12, 2025

RED Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital along with its partners, the Children’s Hospital Trust and Child-Safe South Africa, are urging caregivers and parents to protect their children from burns.

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Thousands of children treated for burns at Red Cross

The provincial health department observed burns awareness week in the first week of May.

According to statistics released by the children’s hospital, last year they conducted over 3000 outpatient consults in the burns clinic and admitted 586 patients to their burns ward, with most admissions being considered serious burns.

According to the hospital, more than 80% of the burns were due to children being exposed to hot liquids, such as boiling water, spilled warm drinks like tea, or bath water being too hot.

Dr Tome Mendes, who leads surgical care in the burns unit at the hospital, said: “The management of burn injuries aims to reduce the impact a burn injury has on a child. Unfortunately, many of the injuries we see are major, requiring admission for weeks to months and resulting in inevitable long-term complications for the patient, as well as their families.”

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