How to deal with burns
Release time : 05/24/2025 09:30:01
In daily life, children are likely to accidentally come into contact with high-temperature objects, such as boiling water, hot pots, electric cups, and electric stoves, because their delicate skin is prone to burn injuries.
Burns can be small or large. Common burns may severely damage skin, cause pain and scarring, while more severe burns can lead to shock.
Therefore, in the daily life of home, parents must do a good job in preventing burns in babies and mark the emergency treatment of burns.
Let's take a look at the knowledge about burns with Mom's Encyclopedia today! Burn injuries are common accidents in families. Do you know how to handle them urgently? If you don't respond to burn injuries correctly, it may delay or even worsen the condition of the baby.
What should we do if we get burned? Follow these steps from our trustworthy parents! 1. Whether it's a scald from hot water or steam, the first thing to do is to reduce the temperature of the burnt skin. Washing with tap water can lessen further damage and also alleviate pain.
2. When the burn is covered by clothing, do not rush to remove it, as this may tear the blister and scald. Instead, rinse with water to cool down before carefully removing the clothing.
If blisters form on the burn, they should be punctured with a sterile needle to prevent infection and the formation of an ulcer.
4. If the burn is not very serious, apply some burn ointment to the burn area and then wrap it with clean gauze.
5. Protect the wound well and avoid direct exposure to the sun. Do not touch water after dressing.
6. When the burn is too serious, you should be sent to the hospital for medical treatment immediately. Do not apply medicine to the wound surface.
What are the symptoms of scalds? Scalds, a common accidental injury in daily life, are well-known.
If parents are not careful, the baby may come into contact with some high-temperature objects and cause burns.
So, do you know what the symptoms of burns are? 1. One time scald and one time scald only damages the surface of the skin. There will be slight redness and swelling locally without blisters. The pain and burning feeling are obvious. There may be temporary pigmentation, but there will be basically no scars.
2. Second-degree scald: This type of scald involves damage to the dermis, with localized redness and swelling accompanied by tenderness, accompanied by significant fluid discharge from varying sizes of blisters, the wound surface is moist, and the base of the wound is bright red and swollen with pain.
3. Third-degree scald: This type of scald damages the subcutaneous fat, muscle, and bone. The affected area appears grayish or reddish brown, without pain, and without blisters.
The skin of the wound has lost its functional integrity, appearing as if it is leather-like in texture.
It will leave a scar and be accompanied by deformity.
Scalds are common during the summer, as people often wear lighter clothing that is more susceptible to contact with hot water vapor and liquids.
What medication should be used for burns? Mawang wiki suggests that if the burn is not severe, one can apply the burn medication at home.
If the burn is severe, it's best not to self-medicate. After seeing a doctor, it's better to take medication as directed.
For less serious burns, you should first apply cold compress locally to reduce the damage. You can use raw egg white, alcohol, etc. to relieve pain.
In addition, medicines such as moist burn ointment, burn analgesic ointment, and burn spray can be used locally for burned areas. For secondary infections, erythromycin ointment and silver sulfadiazine can be used.
Diet health care after burns In the early stages of burns, when the body is undergoing rapid metabolism, the body will have a high demand for calories and protein, so diet health care after burns is particularly important.
Let's follow the website of Mom Online to learn about food health care after burns! 1. In the early stages of burns, the diet is mostly liquid. After 1 week, the liquid diet can be changed to a semi-liquid diet, such as minced meat porridge, fish and rice porridge, steamed eggs, noodles, etc.
2. If you recover well after burns, you should maintain a mixture of meat and vegetables at every meal to ensure that most of the nutrients needed by the body are replenished every day.
3. Add milk, soy milk, eggs, lotus root starch and other easily absorbed high-quality proteins between three meals and before going to bed.
4. Fruit can be supplemented before and after meals to stimulate appetite, help digestion, and supplement multiple vitamins.
5. Eat a clear, easy-to-digest diet and eat less spicy and irritating foods such as peppers, ginger, garlic, etc.
How to prevent scalds in children? Seeing their children suffer burns that are incompatible with their age, I believe that many parents feel very uncomfortable in their hearts, and even hope that they can suffer the pain on their behalf.
Therefore, the most crucial step in addressing burns in children is to focus on prevention.
Effective prevention is the key.
1. When using a hot water bag to keep your baby warm in winter, remember to wrap the hot water bag with a towel and ensure that the cover of the hot water bag is tightened.
2. When bathing your baby, you should put cold water first and then hot water to keep the water temperature no higher than 40 ° C.
3. Be sure to set up fences around the heating and stove to prevent children from entering.
4. Lock the kitchen door and don't let the baby enter the kitchen easily.
5. Remove dangerous goods that may cause burns or add protective measures. For example, do not place thermos bottles on the table, and place irons and other electrical appliances out of reach of children.
6. Always remind children to prevent themselves from being burned, such as some heating stoves, hot rice bowls, stoves, etc., and tell children not to touch them.
How to leave no scars after burns? Scalds bring great harm to children. They will not only cause the child to experience unbearable pain, but may also leave scars on the child's burns, thus affecting the child's future life.
So, if your child is unfortunately burned, do you know how to prevent scars from leaving on the burn? 1. In the early stage of healing, infection and rupture are easy to occur, so special attention should be paid to the cleaning and hygiene of the skin.
2. Due to the incomplete structure and function of the epidermis, it is more prone to damage, hence one should avoid excessive rubbing and activity.
3. If blisters appear on the burn site, blisters should be promptly drained to prevent infection from forming an ulcer.
4. In the event of a burn, it is imperative to promptly take your child for medical attention and follow the guidance of a professional physician to implement comprehensive measures to control scar hypertrophy.
5. For scar contractures in functional areas, parents should correctly grasp the timing for surgical correction to prevent disability.
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*The medical information provided in this text is for reference only.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on the medical advice provided by a face-to-face consultation.