How to deal with burns and blisters

March 31, 2023
Family life often because of boiling water, steam, hot oil use carelessly and lead to burns, in the skin feel burning at the same time often accompanied by the appearance of blisters, after being burned blister how to deal with it?

The degree of burns are graded

The lightest burns are the epidermis, the skin is mildly red and swollen, and the pain is hot, which is called "first degree burns". A heavier burn is a blister on the skin of the injured part, and the pain is unbearable, which is called a "second degree burn". If the scalding wound skin scorched flesh rotten, completely lose the feeling of pain, and can see the red meat, called "third degree burns".

Emergency measures after burns

The first response after a burn should be to go under the tap and rinse the wound with tap water as soon as possible, for about 15-20 minutes, which can quickly cool down and relieve pain, and then gently remove the clothing on the surface of the wound in the water to avoid pulling the skin .

Mild burns treatment (first degree burns)

After rinsing, soak in cold water for about half an hour to 1 hour, or use an ice pack to apply a cold compress until the pain disappears. If the small bubbles do not break, to avoid infection, in the injured part of the lightly coated with scald cream, or use egg white on the scalded parts can be, usually pay attention to the wound cleaning, a few days to heal. And if the blisters break should be disinfected and cleaned and wrapped with breathable gauze.

Severe burns treatment

After the emergency treatment of more serious burns, protect the wounds and send them to the hospital for further treatment in a timely manner, do not put them in soy sauce or use other remedies, otherwise you will miss the best treatment time and disrupt the diagnosis of the injury by the doctor.
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