Burns and scalds are very common in life. When we pour boiling water, we are splashed on our skin, or maybe we are splashed on our bodies by hot hot oil when cooking. These are all burns. Severe injuries certainly require treatment in the hospital, but when we have burns, is there an easy way to reduce the damage? The answer is yes. Today I will tell you the best and easiest emergency treatment method for burns and scalds - cold water cooling treatment method.
Many people believe in some so-called ancestral folk remedies. When they encounter burns, they will apply soy sauce, toothpaste, etc. In fact, this is not a reasonable way of dealing with it. It may even aggravate skin damage and increase the risk of traumatic skin infection. In fact, the simplest and most reasonable way is to cool down the cold water. The core of the cold water cooling method is water. The source of tap water must be sufficient and convenient, and the operation of this method is also very simple. A simple summary is: remove, pulp, bubble, and cover.
Take off, you must remove the clothes that are covered with damaged skin. This is also a prerequisite for rushing. To flush means to flush clean and cold water, which is also the core of this method. Generally, after burns and scalds, you can rinse the wound surface with clean cold water as soon as possible for 10-15 minutes. Note that if the damaged skin is caused by blisters, do not break the blisters to avoid local skin infection. Then it's soaking. Pouring generally refers to soaking injured wounds into clean cold water. Generally, this step can last about 10 minutes. Of course, it would be even better if you can find ice cubes and . It would be better to wrap the ice cubes with a clean towel and then place them on the damaged wound. But both need to be careful about temperature to avoid frostbite in the skin. Finally, it is covering. We can gently cover the wound with clean gauze, towels, cotton cloth, etc., be careful not to break the blisters.
Note: Slight redness and swelling of burns can be treated by yourself. Severe burns and scalds should be sent to the hospital for further treatment after emergency treatment.
