For August’s Charity of the Month, Coopers Fire raised £60 for The Children’s Burns Trust
For August’s Charity of the month Staff at Ignis House took part in a charity dress down day for The Children’s Burns Trust and raised £60.
A burn injury is for life, the scars are physical as well as psychological and can present lifelong challenges. The Children’s Burns Trust is dedicated to providing rehabilitation support for burned and scald injured children & their families as well as prevention & awareness campaigns.
Being burned or scalded as a child means years of painful treatment and in the worst cases hundreds of operations to release the scar tissue as they grow. The psychological impact of a burn injury is also immense, particularly when burn survivors reach their teenage years and have to cope with self-image and self-confidence issues.
The Children’s Burns Trust is the only UK children’s charity working nationally who are devoted solely to these areas. The NHS provides good emergency care for burn and scald accidents but the post trauma or follow up care including equipment is significantly under-funded.
Over 5,000 children under the age of 5 are so badly burnt each year that they have to be admitted to a specialist burns service – more than 14 toddlers every single day.
The Children’s Burns Trust aim to make a positive difference in three ways:
- Raising awareness of burns and scalds to children with PREVENTION campaigns
- Working with NHS professionals to provide direct help and funding for REHABILITATION
Thank you to everyone who donated.
