Different situations happen to children, including troubles, and you need to be prepared for them. This also applies to burns. If the child is badly injured and the area of injury is large, you need to contact a specialist for qualified help.
What to do with minor burns?
The first step is to cool the injury site - cold water, bags of frozen food, ice. Burn injury is terrible in that it continues to grow and develop even after the skin has ceased to contact with a hot object. This is due to the properties of the skin: it quickly accumulates heat, but is unable to quickly get rid of it. This is why cooling is necessary.
The cooling time depends on the child's sensations - if the cold is removed, and the feeling of heat and pain returns, the procedure is repeated until the unpleasant sensations disappear. We must be prepared for the fact that the procedures can take several hours.
If the burn occurred from hot oil, fatty broth, the oily cover from the injury must be washed off. It is most convenient to send a stream of water through the soapy hand of an adult.
A relief bandage can be applied to the burn site. Dissolve 2-4 furacilin tablets in a glass of warm water, cool. Wet the bandage in the solution, squeeze and apply to the injury, capturing healthy areas of the skin. Fasten the bandage. Furacilin lowers the temperature.
If, after all the procedures performed, the pain does not disappear or the burn is larger than the child's palm, it is recommended to consult a specialist.
Prohibited
Granny's methods of treating burn sites are categorically contraindicated. Do not lubricate injuries with various oils. Fats make it difficult to transfer heat, thereby exacerbating the effects.
