What is the hazard of electric blankets? Introduction to the hazards of electric blankets
October 31, 2023
In the cold winter, many parents worry that their children will be frozen at night. They usually choose to add electric blankets under the rafters. I don’t know if this is very harmful to children’s health. The following decoration home decoration network Xiaobian will come to introduce you to the " hazard of electric blanket ".
Infants and young children grow very fast, and the energy required per unit of body weight is higher than that of adults, especially for water. However, the body temperature regulation center of infants and young children is still underdeveloped, and body temperature is easily affected by the environment. With the rapid increase of the temperature of the electric blanket, the temperature in the bed is also heated rapidly. After the body temperature of the infant is rapidly increased, a lot of water in the body is distributed through the skin and the respiratory tract. After a long time, it is easy to cause dehydration, and the body temperature is further reduced after dehydration. When it rises and causes a vicious circle, there will be a "dehydration heat". If electric blankets are used every day in winter, this situation will happen frequently, which is very harmful to the growth of infants and young children. The ability of infants and young children to control the bowel movements is not very good. After the bedwetting, electric blankets are easily leaked, and the consequences are unimaginable. There are also many older people who like to use electric blankets in winter. Experts said that the skin of the elderly in winter is relatively dry. If the electric blanket is used for a long time, it will cause irritation to the skin, which may cause allergies, itching, or papules of different sizes. Most of the elderly who use electric blankets for a long time have this kind of symptoms, often itching from the back, and the throat is dry and difficult to fall asleep. Tomorrow is the light snow in the 24 solar terms, marking the beginning of the coldest day of the year. Many young or old people are beginning to need electric blankets to help, but every winter there will be fires due to electric blankets, so electric heating The quality of the carpet is very worrying.
What are the precautions when purchasing and using? 1, buy electric blankets should go to the formal, reputable shopping malls to buy. It is necessary to carefully check whether the product has the name of the factory, the address of the factory, the certificate of conformity and the instruction manual. Do not buy the ground and inferior electric blankets. 2, the first purchase, use of electric blankets, should read the product manual carefully before use. And power-on test, check whether the performance is good, whether the heat is even, if there is a problem, should be resolved in consultation with the seller in time. 3. In order to prevent accidents, the electric blanket cannot be left for a long time after being energized. Do not stack heavy objects on the electric blanket. Do not place the hot water bottle on the blanket at the same time, especially to prevent children and patients from bedwetting. 4. Electric blankets used in soft beds such as sofa beds and wire beds must be folded electric blankets. Otherwise, it is easy to break the heating element and an accident occurs. 5. If the electric blanket is dirty, it can't be washed by water, and it can't be smashed. You can only wipe the electric blanket on the board with a soft brush or wipe the stain with some diluted detergent, then brush it with water, then Leave it to dry in a ventilated place, and be careful not to electrify it. 6. When the electric blanket is stored, it should be dried first and then curled and stored in a round shape. Note that it cannot be multi-layered.
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