For which burn patients is immersion therapy indicated? Which patients are contraindicated? Immersion bath therapy is indicated for: (1) any infected wounds after burn injury; (2) those whose wound secretions cannot be removed by routine dressing changes; (3) residual wounds in the late stage of burn injury; (4) burn wounds before skin grafting; (5) burn wounds for functional exercise after healing. Bathing is prohibited for patients with early burns (within 1~2 weeks), patients with sepsis or septicemia, patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease and poor general condition, and women during menstruation. What is bathing therapy? What is the purpose of bathing? Immersion therapy, also known as hydrotherapy, is one of the most important measures to treat burns by immersing all or part of the patient’s body in warm water or a medicinal solution for a certain period of time. The following objectives are achieved through bathing: (1) To remove pus and loose pus crust and necrotic tissue from the wound relatively thoroughly. (2) It can reduce the bacteria and toxins on the trauma surface. (3) It can soften the scab or crust, promote separation, facilitate scab cutting, and facilitate drainage of pus under the scab. (4) It can control infection and promote the healing of small, stubborn wounds that remain in the late stages of severe burns. (5) It can reduce the pain of the casualty when changing medication, because the dressing is easily removed after bathing. (6) It can promote circulation and improve function when the wounded person is bathed.