How badly is your cousin burned? Are there any blisters? Burns that blister quickly are serious. If there are blisters already, go to the ER. If you cannot drive and there aren't any adults home, call your parents or your cousin's parents or a neighbor. But get to the ER. If the burns haven't blistered yet but cover a large area of skin (i.e. if their entire forearm is burnt) go to the ER. If the burns are on the hands or face, go to the ER. And if your cousin is a child (10 or younger) you should once again go to the ER.If the burn is minor, does not cover a large area, is not on your cousin's hands or face, then you can treat it at home. First, you need to get all the grease off. Then run water over the burned area. Use room temperature water only. Do not use cold water and especially do not put ice on the burn. Burned skin is very fragile and if you change the temperature from very hot to very cold very quickly, you can cause further tissue damage.So use room temperature water only. Run water over it for at least 10 minutes. If after those 10 minutes it still feels like it's burning, put it back under the water until that feeling stops. Even after you remove the source of the burn (the grease) the skin continues to burn due to the residual heat. That's the reason for the water, to cool down the skin and stop the burn from getting worse.After that, evaluate the burn. Has it blistered? Go to the ER. Otherwise, lightly bandage it with nonstick gauze. Do not put any ointments on the burn, or butter, or anything greasy or oily. Those items will trap any heat that's left and make the burn worse.That should suffice until an adult gets home. At that point show the adult the burn immediately and let them take care of it.
tell him to wash their hands...............
ReplyDeleteGO TO THE ER!! Source(s): burned with bacon grease
ReplyDeleteHow badly is your cousin burned? Are there any blisters? Burns that blister quickly are serious. If there are blisters already, go to the ER. If you cannot drive and there aren't any adults home, call your parents or your cousin's parents or a neighbor. But get to the ER. If the burns haven't blistered yet but cover a large area of skin (i.e. if their entire forearm is burnt) go to the ER. If the burns are on the hands or face, go to the ER. And if your cousin is a child (10 or younger) you should once again go to the ER.If the burn is minor, does not cover a large area, is not on your cousin's hands or face, then you can treat it at home. First, you need to get all the grease off. Then run water over the burned area. Use room temperature water only. Do not use cold water and especially do not put ice on the burn. Burned skin is very fragile and if you change the temperature from very hot to very cold very quickly, you can cause further tissue damage.So use room temperature water only. Run water over it for at least 10 minutes. If after those 10 minutes it still feels like it's burning, put it back under the water until that feeling stops. Even after you remove the source of the burn (the grease) the skin continues to burn due to the residual heat. That's the reason for the water, to cool down the skin and stop the burn from getting worse.After that, evaluate the burn. Has it blistered? Go to the ER. Otherwise, lightly bandage it with nonstick gauze. Do not put any ointments on the burn, or butter, or anything greasy or oily. Those items will trap any heat that's left and make the burn worse.That should suffice until an adult gets home. At that point show the adult the burn immediately and let them take care of it.
ReplyDeleteput cold water and wrap a wet towel around for a while then put antibiotic cream then wrap cloth and change it everyday
ReplyDeletePut coco butter or vasiline
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