Burns are always difficult to prevent, and the consequences can be light or serious. So how to deal with burns caused by boiling water? Let’s take a look. First identify the degree of burn

1. First-degree burn: The lightest burn only damages the surface of the skin, with local mild redness and swelling, no blisters, and obvious pain.

2. Second-degree burns: Moderate burns not only damage the epidermis, but also damage the middle layer of the skin, causing blisters and obvious pain.

3. Third-degree burn: The most serious burn, the subcutaneous, fat, and muscles are damaged, turning gray or reddish brown, and may even turn black and scorched. At this time, due to nerve damage, you may not notice it. pain. How to deal with boiling water burns

1. Stay away from the heat source

First, quickly move away from the heat source, and carefully take off the clothes on the burned area to expose the wound. If the burn is in a place covered by clothing, do not rush to take off the clothing to avoid tearing the blisters after the burn. You can first rinse with water to cool down, and then cut it with scissors. Do not take it off by force to avoid causing damage to the wound.

2. Cooling and heat dissipation

There will be a lot of residual heat in the newly scalded wound, which needs cooling and heat dissipation, otherwise it will burn the deep skin and cause deeper burns. You can use edible white wine (white wine with 20 to 50 degrees of alcohol, no alcohol) or second rice washing water (use purified water or cold boiled water to wash rice, and take the second rice washing water) to rinse the wound to cool down, or you can use cotton wool. Soak the white wine and apply it to the affected area to cool down. This can quickly absorb the residual heat from the burn and scald area, relieve pain and prevent blistering.

Note: Do not use cold water to rinse the injured wound to cool it down, otherwise heat and poison will be infiltrated, causing wound inflammation and infection, skin ulceration, and greatly increasing the chance of scarring. If the wound has been broken open, it should not be soaked again to avoid infection. .

3. Blister treatment

Blisters caused by burns and scalds need to be broken, otherwise they will easily become suppurative and infected, and will also affect the absorption of drugs on the wound surface, which is detrimental to wound recovery. Use a sterilized needle to break the small blisters at a low level and drain the water. For large blisters, you can use sterilized scissors to cut an opening and drain the water. After the blister is broken, do not cut off the skin, let alone tear it off with your hands. The skin can protect the wound and prevent wound infection and inflammation.

4. Apply medicine to the wound

After the blisters are broken, apply medicine to the burn or scald area. If there is no burn or scald medicine, you can use ten thousand flower oil or aloe vera juice and apply it evenly on the injured area. Get pain relief and some treatment.

Try not to bandage the wound after applying the medicine. If it must be bandaged, it can be bandaged with clean sterilized gauze. Do not bandage it too thickly or tightly. Pay attention to ventilation, otherwise it will affect the recovery speed of the wound and cause burns and scalds to remain unhealed for a long time. Generally, burns can heal within two weeks, but if you find an infection in the wound, you should seek medical treatment immediately.

5. Post-injury care

The burnt area should be kept away from direct sunlight. The bandaged wound should not be exposed to water. Do not move the burnt area too much to avoid friction between the wound and the gauze. , increase the healing time of wounds. In terms of diet, be careful not to eat spicy, spicy foods that can easily cause irritation, and eat mainly light foods.

It should be noted that when the burn is too serious, if it reaches the third degree, it should be covered or exposed with clean gauze first, and then sent to the hospital quickly for medical treatment. Do not apply medicine to the wound.