What should I do if my child's hands are scalded and blistered?

When a child's hand is scalded, the family still needs to take timely treatment measures. Never let the child's skin be hurt. It may even leave scars due to delay or improper treatment. This is not good. Generally speaking, blistering is still very common. The child's skin is very tender and usually needs to be protected. So what should you do if your child's hand is scalded and blistered?

If these burns occur, don't panic or rush to take off thin clothes such as sweatshirts and stockings. Instead, rinse with cold water immediately. Wait until it cools down before you can carefully take off your underwear to avoid tearing the blisters formed by the burn. The purpose of cold water flushing is to relieve pain, reduce exudation and swelling, and thus avoid or reduce blister formation. The flushing time should be about half an hour or more, until you no longer feel pain when you stop flushing.

The general water temperature is about 20℃. Avoid using ice water to avoid frostbite. If the burn is on your fingers, you can also take a cold water bath. Cold compresses can be used on areas such as the face that cannot be washed or bathed. After cold water treatment, wipe the wound dry, then apply a thin layer of blue oil hydrocarbon, green ointment or other ointment medicines, and then bandage it appropriately for 1 to 2 days to prevent blisters. But the face can only be exposed and does not need to be bandaged.

If blisters are formed, you can use a sterile syringe to suck out the water or cut a small hole to release the water; if the blisters are broken, wipe them dry with a sterile cotton ball to keep them dry and prevent the water from accumulating into lumps. If you burn 1 or 2 fingers, you can also use a simple method - immerse them in soy sauce. Just soak your fingers in a small cup of soy sauce. It will relieve pain in about half an hour without causing blisters. After a burn, avoid applying gentian violet or mercurochrome to avoid affecting the observation of changes in the wound. Large or severe burns should be sent to the hospital immediately after general emergency care at home.

In case of skin burns, pay attention to keeping the wound clean and dry, and avoid soaking it in water again after rinsing with cold water. The wound will dry after about 2 to 3 days. There is no need to apply medicine at this time. The scab will fall off and heal in about 10 days. If it does not heal by then, you should ask your doctor to see if it is due to a deep burn or infection. Antibiotics are generally not used after burns. If the wound is still red and swollen and the pain increases after 1 to 2 days, there is suspected infection. Treatment should be sought under the guidance of a doctor to avoid unnecessary pain.

Through the above introduction, everyone is clear about what to do if a child’s hands are scalded and blistered. After seeing blisters on your hands, you still need to deal with them as soon as possible. First, you need to use the correct method to puncture the blisters and clear the liquid inside. Secondly, you need to pay attention to disinfection and sterilization to prevent the skin from being infected by bacteria.