After a child’s hand is burned, cold water rinsing, topical ointment, rehydration, and surgical intervention should be given according to the degree of the burn.
1. Cold water rinsing: After a child’s hand is scalded, repeated rinsing with cold water, which takes about half an hour, can take away some of the heat, and at the same time constrict the blood vessels, reduce bleeding, and avoid further damage to the wound.
2. Topical ointment: For mild hand burns, in order to prevent infection, apply fusidic acid cream, mupirocin ointment, etc. as prescribed by the doctor to prevent infection.
3. Surgical intervention: if the child’s hand burns wound is too large or involved in the deep subcutaneous tissue, suggesting that the condition is more serious, the skin damage exudation tends to be more, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions for rehydration, anti-shock, antibiotics to prevent infection, surgical debridement treatment, and then give flap transplantation treatment.
The above medication must be used under the guidance of a professional physician. The child should be treated as soon as possible after the occurrence of burns, so as not to delay the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.