What to do if a child is scalded by boiling water

Burns are very common in life. If you get burned, you need to seek timely treatment, otherwise it will cause more damage to your skin. You should choose some medicine to relieve the burns, which will protect the skin well and will not cause burn infection. What should you do if a child is burned by boiling water? There are some solutions for children in this situation. The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have some understanding.

Children scalded by boiling water:

1. Once a child is scalded, the injured area should be immediately rinsed and soaked with tap water for about 15 minutes. At the same time, take off the child's clothes in time to minimize the harm of burns. It is worth noting that clothes must not be taken off forcibly to avoid aggravating skin damage. You can cut off the clothes around the burn first.

2. For areas that are difficult to rinse, you can use a cold towel to apply cold compress;

3. Do not apply so-called folk remedies on the wound, such as toothpaste, soy sauce, etc. Doing so will not only affect the doctor's judgment of the condition, but also cause infection of the wound. In short, children should be sent to a specialist hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately after being scalded to avoid delays and adverse consequences.

First aid for burns in children

Pediatric burns have always accounted for a large proportion of emergency cases. Burns can leave scars in mild cases or be life-threatening in severe cases. If the burns cover more than 5% of the body surface, it will cause serious damage to the child's body. So if you encounter burns, what first aid measures should parents take?

1. After a scald, the scalded area should be immersed in clean cold water immediately. The sooner you soak in cold water after a scald, the better the effect will be. The lower the water temperature, the better the effect, but it cannot be lower than -6℃. Soaking in cold water should generally last more than half an hour. This can reduce pain or burns by dissipating heat in time.

2. If the burn is not serious (referring to first-degree burns with redness of the epidermis but no blisters), it can usually be treated at home. Rinse and clean the wound with cold boiled water (or light salt water). For wounds on the limbs and trunk, apply comfrey oil or burn ointment and wrap them with gauze.

After understanding what to do when a child is scalded by boiling water, when a child has such a situation, you can follow the above methods for treatment. However, it should be noted that when treating children's scalds caused by boiling water, the strength of the medicine applied to the child's wound must be appropriate. Too much strength will make the child's scald problem more serious. Parents should pay attention to this.