How to deal with oral burns in infants

Babies are very young and must be taken good care of. Some young parents neglect to take care of their babies, which easily causes burns to their babies' mouths. What should we do if babies get burns in the mouth? Many girls don't know how to perform first aid. Burns need to be distinguished between mild and severe. So how should first aid for burns be performed? The following will introduce you to the treatment methods.

First aid for burns

① Minor burns:

Babies have a very small body surface area, so a small burn can be very serious and all but very minor burns require hospitalization.

reason. Also use an ice pack wrapped in a towel when you go to the hospital.

The skin just turns red, there are no blisters, and small burns can be treated at home. But after 3 days, there was no improvement and I had to go to the hospital for treatment.

Ways to handle it yourself are:

Rinse with running water for more than 20 minutes or until the pain subsides. Gently shower face or head or water hands. Do not apply any medicine. Next, cover it with clean gauze or a towel and wrap it tightly with a bandage. Apply a cold compress over the bandage with a water bag for about one night.

Just observe the situation within 48 hours after the injury. When blood seeps out of the gauze, it proves that the burn area has worsened and the patient should be sent directly to the hospital for treatment.

If you need to apply medicine, you can go to the hospital to buy some medicine or drop an unused tube of Vaseline ointment on the burned surface. The burn area should generally be exposed and does not need to be wrapped, but attention should be paid to wound contamination.

② Severe burns:

When the burn area is large (a pair of hands or the entire chest), apply cold compress first. No matter what kind of burn it is, you should immediately rinse under the faucet for 20 to 30 minutes. This method can relieve pain and prevent the burn from spreading.

Apply cold compress to the face with a wet towel. If the face is burned, you can apply cold compress with a wet towel continuously. To avoid damaging the cornea, do not wipe the eyes.

When you are scalded, do not force yourself to take off your clothes. Pour water directly on the clothes and then take them off. The sleeves can be cut open with scissors.

After sufficient cold compress, the affected area should be wrapped with a clean towel and sent to the hospital. If it is the wrist, the hand should be hung on the shoulder with a towel. If it is the foot, the patient should be carried to the surgery department. Do not apply medicine on your own.

In case of severe burns, you should call an ambulance, apply cold compress while contacting the ambulance, and send to the hospital as soon as possible.

How should we treat oral burns on babies? In fact, there are many ways to treat burns. Oral burns on babies must be treated in a timely manner. If not handled properly, it will easily become infected. Because babies are too young, once infected, it will endanger their health, and in severe cases it may even threaten their lives.