Burns often happen in everyday life. First of all, because of their curiosity, small children suffer. Therefore, each person should know the main types of burns. And first aid, of course, must follow immediately. The most common damage in everyday life is thermal (hot liquid, steam, iron). Any adult and even a teenager must know how to treat a burn with boiling water, so you should always keep suitable remedies in your first-aid kit. You should be aware that if a large area of the skin is affected, then a painful shock may develop.
There are four degrees of burns. The first is the mildest, in which there is reddening of the skin and a slight swelling of the affected area. The second degree, in addition to the above signs, is also characterized by blisters, some of which can immediately open. The third degree is a deep burn with damage to soft and bone tissues, as well as with the formation of a scab. The most severe form is the fourth, in which charring is observed. As a rule, a third and fourth degree injury is always combined with a first and second degree burn, that is, a deep lesion is surrounded by areas with redness and blisters. The severity of the patient's condition depends on the degreedamage and the area of the affected area.
As mentioned earlier, most often in everyday life people tip over dishes with hot liquid, so further we will talk about how to treat a burn with boiling water.
First of all, emergency measures must be taken, which means that you need to very quickly substitute the burnt place under a stream of cold water. This will reduce the burning sensation, prevent swelling and redness from spreading. Then the damaged area of \u200b\u200bthe skin must be dried and not tightly tied. If only redness is observed, then the injury site should be wiped with vodka and alcohol solution. If blisters have formed, then they cannot be pierced, as this is fraught with infection entering the wound. Also, do not apply iodine, brilliant green, cream, oil, ointment. Fatty products create a film on the wound that prevents heat from being removed. The burn requires cooling, so wet towels or sheets should be applied to the sore spot (with a large affected area). If the burn happened through the clothes, then you need to carefully cut it off, but do not try to tear it off the damaged area.
How to treat a burn with boiling water? The modern pharmaceutical industry offers excellent remedies for such damage. These include the gel and ointment "Solcoseryl". First you need a gel, which is just used in wet areas. It forms a film on the skin, thanks to which the healing of burns occurs right before our eyes. Apply several times a day as the film disappears. Ointmentwill need to be used when the wound dries up. Thanks to the gel and ointment, not only will a quick recovery come, but there will also be no traces of burns, of course, if you do not open the blisters and do not separate the burned skin.
How to treat a burn with boiling water using folk methods? Among people there are many who are used to trusting only the old proven methods. Potato starch has long been used to treat burns. To do this, they sprinkled the affected area on them, put on a napkin and bandaged them tightly. From simple and affordable means, you can offer an aloe leaf, which must be turned into gruel and tied to a burn.
Throwing over a cup of hot tea, it is not necessary to immediately rush to the doctor. You need to assess the severity of the injury and go to the hospital if:
- a large area is damaged (with a palm or more) and the skin peels off;
- there is a burn disease (the area of damaged tissues is 10% or more);
- there is severe redness, swelling, fever;
- already the third or fourth stage.
In some cases, you will even have to call an ambulance.
