Hot water burns, the epidermis is fine, but hot and painful, mostly belong to the first degree of burns. Hot water contact with the skin can quickly transfer heat to the epidermal cells, resulting in thermal damage, only the superficial layer of the epidermis, the surface can be red, no obvious breakage and exudation, usually after the loss of hot water evaporation local skin is relatively dry. The skin is rich in nerve endings, sensitive to pain, so the injured person can feel hot pain. Usually after being scalded by hot water, you can rinse with flowing cool water, or soak the injury in cool water, or use a towel wrapped in ice for local cold compresses, which can reduce the local skin surface temperature, reduce the residual heat damage to the skin epidermal cells, relieve pain and swelling. It is not recommended to use ice to directly contact the skin to avoid re-occurrence of cryogenic injury. In addition, after cooling down, you can apply local ointment, such as moist burn cream, Jingwanghong ointment, etc., under the guidance of a doctor to promote injury recovery. Hot water burns, in addition to the performance of hot and painful for a short period of time, may also appear during the recovery period of short-term skin pigmentation, but will not affect normal life and can gradually fade. Generally the prognosis for first degree burns is good and usually does not leave scarring, so patients need not worry excessively. You should pay attention to a light diet, which is good for recovery.