{"id":3453,"date":"2017-12-20T21:22:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:13","slug":"kitchen-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/kitchen-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in a home, and even more so during the holiday season. Whether a person is a skilled chef or just someone preparing a basic meal, taking precautions in the kitchen is vital to making everything go safely.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some basic safety tips to remember while working in the kitchen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always wear shoes in the kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Avoid wearing loose clothing<\/li>\n<li>Take your time, especially when using sharp objects<\/li>\n<li>Never leave a stove unattended<\/li>\n<li>Make sure everything is cleaned properly<\/li>\n<li>Have a fire extinguisher handy<\/li>\n<li>Keep children away from anything that is sharp, hot or electrical<\/li>\n<li>While cooking on a stove, turn pot and pan handles inward<\/li>\n<li>Wash your hands before and after touching raw meat.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the floor dry<\/li>\n<li>Put food that can spoil in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that everything is off when you are done cooking<\/li>\n<li>Be careful of greasy foods that can splatter, especially near an open flame<\/li>\n<li>Never leave the home while food is cooking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following these precautions can mean the difference between a memorable meal and a meal that you might want to forget. If an accident does occur and it requires immediate medical attention, please remember to call 911 and ask for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in a home, and even more so during the holiday season. Whether a person is a skilled chef or just someone preparing a basic meal, taking precautions in the kitchen is vital &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/kitchen-safety-tips\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9085,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453\/revisions\/9085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}