The pain of boiling water scald can usually be treated with nursing care and medication under the guidance of a doctor. 1. Nursing treatment: you can take the method of cold compresses to relieve pain, scalding should be immediately after the hand with flowing cold water for rinsing, or soak the hand in cold water, can effectively reduce the temperature of the skin surface, to achieve the role of pain relief. 2. medication: can be used under the guidance of a doctor, silver sulfadiazine ointment, mupirocin ointment and other drugs for treatment, such drugs are generally used for the treatment of scalding caused by skin infections, in addition to oral diclofenac, ibuprofen and other pain relief. Boiling water burns patients should immediately go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.