First aid treatment of burns and scalds at home

  When cooking or boiling water at home, it is inevitable that sometimes you will be burned or scalded accidentally. If the injury is light, it is better to deal with and will not cause other discomfort; if the situation is more serious, it will cause skin scorching, damage to blood vessels, nerves, etc., and can even cause shock and other life-threatening. Therefore, after the occurrence of burns and scalds in the family, it is necessary to take the correct treatment method of first aid in a timely manner.  How should we handle it?  Family burns, burns first aid treatment method: quickly remove the cause of injury, such as as soon as possible to remove the boiling water, boiling oil-soaked clothes; water to douse the fire, or slowly roll on the ground, press out the flame; with quilts, blankets quickly cover the fire, so that it is isolated from the air.  Do not stand or run to call for help when your clothes are on fire to prevent respiratory burns. If the fire is caused by liquefied gas, the valve of the gas cylinder should be closed immediately to avoid causing an explosion and leave the scene immediately; for all thermal burns it is advisable to immediately put the trauma under tap water for a shower or immerse it in cold water, usually for 1-3 hours, not only to relieve pain, but also to significantly reduce the severity of the burn.  After the burn, the trauma must be kept clean to prevent re-pollution, and no colored substances such as soy sauce, gentian violet, red potion, etc. should be applied to avoid affecting the doctor’s further observation of the trauma, and no salt should be smeared on the trauma. Specialized drugs for burns should be used.  After the burn, the casualty can take appropriate amount of burn drink or salt-containing drink orally, such as soybean milk with salt, rice soup, hot tea; do not drink plain water, so as not to cause vomiting, water poisoning, etc.  Emergency treatment of special burns: For electric burns, the power should be cut off immediately, using non-conductive objects (such as wooden sticks, plastic items, etc.) to set off the power and extinguish the burning clothes, before the power is cut off, first aiders must not touch the wounded. For concentrated acid and alkali burns, immediately flush thoroughly with plenty of clean cold water for at least 30 minutes.  Warm tips: in daily life must pay attention to safety, to avoid being burned, scalded. Usually also master some first aid measures. If you are accidentally injured, go to the hospital in time to deal with it, pay attention to maintain hygiene, do not pollute the wound, so as not to affect the recovery of the wound. In case of burns on the extremities, you can keep the injured limb above the heart to reduce edema and recover as soon as possible.