People are being urged to check their hot water bottles
Experts have urged people to check their hot water bottles before filling them up to make sure they won't be a danger.
Consumer expert Alice Beer appeared on This Morning this week to explain the system and why it is important. She said she had been contacted by a parent whose child suffered third-degree burns after her hot water bottle had burst as hospitals say it is a regular occurrence. Alice said: "I'm sorry, but I think this is the worst system for printing a date because it's so confusing. Inside you have got a daisy wheel date. It's got 12 segments and in the middle of this one you have got a 22. This one was made in 2022. Then you have 12 segments around the outside and those are the months.
Emma Walters, from Neath, came home after a night shift in Morriston's Coronary Care Unit. She said: "The house was cold so I filled a hot water bottle with boiling water. Top Health Stories Today "They didn't think it would heal otherwise. It was in a difficult place, on my stomach, with my clothes constantly rubbing against it."Morriston Hospital plastic surgeon Jeremy Yarrow said injuries from hot water bottles were unfortunately all too common.
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