Blisters and obvious pain immediately after burns and scalds belong to shallow burns and scalds. Immediately soak or rinse the wound with cold water or ice water for half an hour to an hour. When it doesn't feel very painful, slowly take off your clothes, cover the wound with a clean cloth, wrap it up and send it to the hospital.
Early cold water treatment is good for wound healing. First, it can relieve pain. Secondly, it can reduce the deep tissue damage caused by edema and residual heat; Third, it can reduce the toxic substances in the wound.
If the burn site is on the face, head and neck, perineum, etc. In addition to first aid with cold water, you can also give the injured some light salt water to replenish blood volume and reduce the degree of shock.
Never apply soy sauce, vinegar, alkali, toothpaste or purple liquid to the wound. This will not only reduce the injury, but will continue to stimulate the wound and deepen the injury.
Special reminder: If the burn area is large and deep, cold water treatment may aggravate the systemic reaction and should be sent to the hospital immediately for rescue.
Extended data
Myth 1: Tear off the clothes of the injured person at the first time.
When someone is burned, people around him may tear off the clothes of the injured person at the first time, which is not right.
Because, when tearing the clothes on the injured person, the clothes will rub the epidermis of the burned part of the injured person, especially the sleeves that are in close contact with the skin. Repeated hard tearing will further aggravate the skin damage at the scald, and even tear off the epidermis at the scald. However, the newly scalded epidermis or blister skin has a protective effect on the scalded wound.
Correct method
Family members or rescuers will wash the wound with running water, and at the same time cut the clothes slowly with scissors to avoid the friction of the clothes on the wound.
Myth # 2: Apply toothpaste, soy sauce and other colored substances to the scald at the first time.
Family members or rescuers apply toothpaste, soy sauce, etc. Giving the scalded area at the first time will not only have no therapeutic effect, but may also cause infection. When toothpaste, soy sauce, etc. When applied to the scalded area, toothpaste will adhere to the wound and solidify, and soy sauce will stain the wound, which will affect the doctor's judgment on the depth of the wound, increase the difficulty for the doctor to deal with the wound and delay the treatment.
Correct method
Family members or rescuers can gently cover the wound with clean gauze or towel soaked in cold water, or pack some ice cubes and go to the hospital for treatment.
Myth 3: Blindly breaking blisters
If the blister caused by scald is less than 2 cm in diameter, it need not be broken; If the diameter of the blister is larger than 2 cm, or the blister is located in a place with frequent activities and easy friction such as joints, family members or rescuers should be careful not to break the blister to avoid causing a bigger wound.
Correct method
Cover the wound with a clean towel or cloth as soon as possible, and go to the hospital as soon as possible for medical treatment to reduce the probability of infection.
Myth 4: Send it to the hospital immediately.
If the injured person is scalded, it is not entirely correct to send them to the hospital immediately. Before sending the injured to the hospital, people should do some necessary treatments to minimize the damage caused by burns, and then go to the hospital for treatment.
Correct method
If it is a small limb burn, family members or rescuers can wash or soak the wound with clean tap water. Treating the wound with cold water can remove the residual heat in the scalded skin, reduce the degree of thermal damage, make the wound cool quickly, and achieve the effect of relieving pain.
If it is a burn in other parts, you can also cover the wound with a cold towel, but don't rub it. Then, send the injured to the hospital as soon as possible.
References:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Central People's Government-Health tip: Do not rub vinegar after scalding.