How to deal with scalds caused by boiling water? Pay attention to the three degrees of scalds!

When water first boils, the temperature is extremely high and very hot! If you accidentally let boiling water splash onto your skin or pour it onto your skin in large areas, you will get burned. If you drink a sip of boiling water when it is still very cold, you will burn your tongue. So what should you do if you are scalded by boiling water?

How to deal with scalds from boiling water

How should you treat burns caused by boiling water? Because the degree of burns is different, the treatment methods are also different. Therefore, if you want to know how to deal with scalds from boiling water, let’s take a look at it together.

1. Mild burns

1. Rinse with cold water

Be careful not to let the water flow from the faucet be too fast to avoid excessive impact that may increase skin pain. Rinse slowly with cold water or soak the burned area in cold water until the pain is gone.

Note: Do not use ice cubes or ice water to cool the skin to avoid frostbite caused by low temperature

2. Apply ginger juice

Because ginger has the effect of relieving pain and reducing swelling, when you are scalded by boiling water and the burn is mild, you can apply ginger juice to the scalded area to achieve the effect of treating the burn.

3. Apply a little toothpaste

After accidentally getting scalded, follow the method in step 1 until the pain is gone, then apply a small amount of toothpaste to the scalded area. Since toothpaste generally contains mint, it can have a certain cooling and analgesic effect on the scalded area.

Note: Do not apply too much at one time. You should first apply a thin layer of toothpaste gently. When you feel a little pain after a while, continue to apply some more.

4. Apply rapeseed oil tea powder

While carrying out step 1, if you have dry tea leaves at home, you can crush them into powder, then pour in an appropriate amount of vegetable oil and mix it into a viscous state. After rinsing with cold water, gently apply the vegetable oil tea powder to the scalded area, which can play a certain role in reducing swelling and relieving pain.

2. Moderate burns

1. Soak in cold water

If it is a moderate burn, you should soak the burned area in cold water for about half an hour to achieve the pain relief effect, and then apply some topical ointment. But remember not to break the skin to avoid infection.

2. Do not take off the clothes on the burned area

Once you are scalded by boiling water, you cannot take off the clothes on the scalded area immediately, such as socks, shirts, etc. Instead, you should immediately rinse it slowly with cold water. This will not only lower the temperature of the scalded area, but also prevent the blisters from growing or getting bigger. Wait until the pain is not so strong before slowly taking off your clothes.

3. Apply burn ointment

If the blisters on the scalded area are relatively large, after soaking them in cold water, you can gently puncture them with a sterilized needle to slowly let the blood in the blisters flow out, then apply some burn ointment, and then gently wrap them with gauze; if the scalded areas are on the hands or feet, raise the scalded areas appropriately to reduce the swelling of the blisters.

3. Severe burns

1. Elevate the burned area

In case of severe burns, do not rinse with cold water. Instead, let the person lie down immediately, use clothing to elevate the burned area to reduce the swelling of local blisters, and use sterilized scissors to gently cut the clothing on the burned area while waiting for rescue personnel to transfer to the hospital for treatment.

2. Avoid drinking a lot of water

After being severely burned, people will feel thirsty. At this time, you can give them a little salt water to drink, but avoid giving them large amounts of boiled water or other beverages to avoid complications of pulmonary edema or cerebral edema.

3. Do not apply any medicine on the burn area, and transfer to the hospital urgently.

What to do if you get scalded by boiling water

1. Minor injuries can be treated by yourself

If it is only a mild burn (first or second degree burn), it is recommended that you put it under cold water for more than half an hour to lower the temperature and reduce the further penetration of high temperature causing further tissue damage. Then spray the medicine Shaotanling three times a day, morning, noon and evening, to eliminate the possibility of bacterial infection. The effect will be better, the healing time will be shorter, and the ideal effect of treating burns will be achieved.

2. Medication is essential

The Miao medicine Shaotanling is an external spray that can be sprayed on the burned area to avoid bacterial contamination. They are all ground herbal ingredients with mild medicinal properties. They can quickly penetrate deep into the skin, quickly clear away heat and detoxify, and reduce inflammation and relieve pain. They are suitable for various severe burns and scalds, burns and scalds that are difficult to heal for a long time, and recurrent burns and scalds.

3. Serious injuries should be sent to the hospital

If it is a severe burn, after being away from the heat source, simply bandage it and send it to the hospital. After persisting in treatment and following the doctor's instructions, the skin burn will slowly heal.

What should you pay attention to after being scalded by boiling water?

1. Don’t touch hot things

First of all, you cannot touch hot things after being burned. After being burned, the part of the body is in a state of high temperature that cannot be reduced. If you touch hot things again, the injury will be aggravated. You should cool down first.

2. Do not cover the injured area

The scalded area is very painful and hot. If we cover it with something, it will generate very high temperature, making the injured area more painful, and it will also cause pus and even rot.

3. Don’t eat foods that can cause internal heat

First of all, eating spicy food will make us get inflamed. Not only that, we should not eat food that will make us get inflamed. After eating it, the inflamed area will fester.

4. Don’t eat foods high in melanin

After being treated for burns, don’t think that you can just wait for recovery and avoid eating and drinking. This is wrong! After we are injured, new flesh will grow. First of all, we cannot eat things with high melanin content, such as soy sauce! This will leave scars on us!

5. Protect the injured part

Remember not to get injured a second time. Protect the injured part well so that it can heal faster. If you get hurt a second time, you know that not only will the injury be aggravated, but it may also leave a root of the disease.

6. Severe cases require hospitalization for observation

If the burn is severe and covers a large area, I suggest you stay in the hospital for observation. It is much more convenient to treat in the hospital than at home.