How to treat scalds caused by boiling water with toothpaste

Scalds caused by boiling water must be treated correctly, otherwise it will easily cause some infection problems, and will leave some scars on the skin in the later stage. If you get scalded, you cannot use toothpaste immediately because toothpaste will prevent the heat from the skin from dissipating.

1. Rinse the wound with tap water. Whether it is a scald caused by boiling water or steam, you should first lower the temperature of the scalded skin to reduce further damage to the scalded area. At the same time, flushing with water can also reduce pain. If the wound is not broken, soak it for about 10 minutes. If the wound has broken, do not soak it again to avoid infection. If the burn area is too large, soak the entire body in the bathtub. You can also use a towel dipped in water to apply to areas that cannot be washed with water.

2. Don't take off your clothes in a hurry. When the burn is in a place covered by clothes, don't take off your clothes in a hurry to avoid tearing the blisters caused by the burn. You can rinse with water to cool down first, and then carefully remove the clothes.

Deal with blisters correctly. If there are blisters on the burn site, whether to break them or not depends on the specific situation. Generally, do not break them to avoid leaving scars. However, sometimes large blisters or blisters located at joints that are more easily broken need to be broken with a sterilized needle. If the blisters have already broken, use a sterilized cotton swab to wipe off the liquid around the blisters.

3. Bandage the burn with gauze. Apply some ointment on the burn first, then bandage it with clean gauze. Untie the gauze after two days and check the wound. If there is improvement, continue to apply some ointment and then bandage it again. Generally, burns can heal within two weeks, but if the wound is found to be infected, you should seek medical treatment immediately.

4. Protect the wound well. The burned area should be kept away from direct sunlight. The bandaged wound should not be exposed to water. The burned area should not be moved too much to avoid friction between the wound and the gauze, which will increase the healing time of the wound.

5. How to deal with third-degree burns: When the burn is too severe and reaches third-degree burns, it should be covered or exposed with clean gauze first, and then quickly sent to the hospital for medical treatment. Do not apply medicine on the wound.

6. Do not apply toothpaste immediately after being scalded. Toothpaste will make the heat from the skin have nowhere to dissipate, and it can only diffuse deep into the subcutaneous tissue, thus causing deeper damage.