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| Scotland's largest health authority has launched a safety campaign to highlight the growing number of children who are injured at home by hair straighteners. | Scotland's largest health authority has launched a safety campaign to highlight the growing number of children who are injured at home by hair straighteners. |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said there had been a "worrying" rise in the number of children suffering serious burns from touching the devices. | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said there had been a "worrying" rise in the number of children suffering serious burns from touching the devices. |
| Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children treated 36 babies and toddlers for burns from straighteners in 2007. | Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children treated 36 babies and toddlers for burns from straighteners in 2007. |
| It has treated 28 children for burns in the first seven months of this year. | It has treated 28 children for burns in the first seven months of this year. |
| Sharon Ramsay, burns nurse specialist at the Sick Kids Hospital, has treated a number of children with straightener burns. | Sharon Ramsay, burns nurse specialist at the Sick Kids Hospital, has treated a number of children with straightener burns. |
| She said: "Very young children, mainly in the 0-three age group are picking up, sitting on or standing on hair straighteners. Injuries range from superficial burns to severe, deep dermal or full thickness burns. | She said: "Very young children, mainly in the 0-three age group are picking up, sitting on or standing on hair straighteners. Injuries range from superficial burns to severe, deep dermal or full thickness burns. |
| CHILD BURNS CASES 36 children treated in 200723 hand injuriesEight foot injuriesFive injuries to arm, face or buttocks66% of injuries to boys14 injuries from straighteners on floor | CHILD BURNS CASES 36 children treated in 200723 hand injuriesEight foot injuriesFive injuries to arm, face or buttocks66% of injuries to boys14 injuries from straighteners on floor |
| "So far this year our accident and emergency department has seen approximately 28 children and 11% have required skin grafts resulting in a hospital stay, intensive treatment and a follow-up intensive regime of scar care for anything up to two years." | "So far this year our accident and emergency department has seen approximately 28 children and 11% have required skin grafts resulting in a hospital stay, intensive treatment and a follow-up intensive regime of scar care for anything up to two years." |
| The safety campaign is being supported by Michelle Murray, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, whose 18-month-old toddler Kayla suffered burns from hair straighteners. | The safety campaign is being supported by Michelle Murray, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, whose 18-month-old toddler Kayla suffered burns from hair straighteners. |
| "Kayla's accident happened on 28 August this year while family members were getting ready for a relative's wedding," she said. | "Kayla's accident happened on 28 August this year while family members were getting ready for a relative's wedding," she said. |
| "Kayla managed to get into the kitchen where the hair straighteners were lying on a worktop. | "Kayla managed to get into the kitchen where the hair straighteners were lying on a worktop. |
| "She pulled the flex attached to them and this brought the straighteners sliding down her arm and she tried to pull them off with her hand, which meant it also got burnt." | "She pulled the flex attached to them and this brought the straighteners sliding down her arm and she tried to pull them off with her hand, which meant it also got burnt." |
| Skin grafts | Skin grafts |
| Ms Murray said her daughter suffered burns which were "quite deep". | Ms Murray said her daughter suffered burns which were "quite deep". |
| She added: "Kayla needed skin grafts for her right arm and thumb and still wears support garments and has cream rubbed into the burns four times a day, we're hoping she won't be scarred. | She added: "Kayla needed skin grafts for her right arm and thumb and still wears support garments and has cream rubbed into the burns four times a day, we're hoping she won't be scarred. |
| "What I would say to other parents is use straighteners in a separate room from where their children are, keep them well out of the way and the straighteners out of reach." | "What I would say to other parents is use straighteners in a separate room from where their children are, keep them well out of the way and the straighteners out of reach." |
| Jo Stagg of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents told BBC Radio Scotland that straighteners remain hot long after being switched off. | Jo Stagg of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents told BBC Radio Scotland that straighteners remain hot long after being switched off. |
| Figures show that 66% of burns injuries were to young boys | |
| She said: "Hair straighteners heat up to temperatures perhaps of up to 210C. | She said: "Hair straighteners heat up to temperatures perhaps of up to 210C. |
| "They can take up to 40 minutes to cool down so even if mothers or big sisters whoever is using the hair straightener has unplugged them as soon as they have used them, they can take a considerable amount of time to cool down. | "They can take up to 40 minutes to cool down so even if mothers or big sisters whoever is using the hair straightener has unplugged them as soon as they have used them, they can take a considerable amount of time to cool down. |
| "That's when doctors are reporting that many children are suffering injuries. | "That's when doctors are reporting that many children are suffering injuries. |
| The campaign slogan - "Straight off, Straight in. Straight away" - was explained by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's health improvement officer, Lesley Nish. | The campaign slogan - "Straight off, Straight in. Straight away" - was explained by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's health improvement officer, Lesley Nish. |
| "We are asking everyone to turn off their straighteners straight away, put them straight into the heat resistant safety bags and then put them out of the reach immediately," she said. | "We are asking everyone to turn off their straighteners straight away, put them straight into the heat resistant safety bags and then put them out of the reach immediately," she said. |
| "It's heartbreaking to see wee ones so badly injured, our campaign isn't just about raising awareness but it's also about trying to get people to switch off and store hair straighteners safely. | "It's heartbreaking to see wee ones so badly injured, our campaign isn't just about raising awareness but it's also about trying to get people to switch off and store hair straighteners safely. |
| "As part of the campaign we are providing free heat resistant bags designed for straighteners to go into once they have been turned off." | "As part of the campaign we are providing free heat resistant bags designed for straighteners to go into once they have been turned off." |