What should I do after the coffee is scalded? Rinse with water as soon as possible and don't scribble.

Expert: rinse with water and don't scribble as soon as possible.

Li Shuang, Department of Burn, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University

On Sunday, mother took Xiaoming to McDonald's to eat Xiaoming's favorite hamburger and French fries. There were many people in the shop, and Xiao Ming ran excitedly to find a seat. not good! Someone happened to bump into Xiaoming with a cup of hot coffee, and the hot coffee spilled out and scalded Xiaoming. Xiao Ming cried with pain, and his mother was in a hurry but didn't know what to do right away. Many kind-hearted people around came to help and came up with ideas. Some people want to put ice cubes on the wound, while others say it would be better to apply it with soy sauce, toothpaste and so on. Mom doesn't know who to listen to.

What should I do?

Burns are emergencies that often occur in daily life, such as accidentally spilling oil when cooking, hot water when pouring boiling water, or accidentally touching hot appliances.

In general, correct early first aid treatment can reduce the degree of burn injury, reduce the incidence of complications and the mortality of severe patients. It is the basis of follow-up treatment of scalded burn patients after they go to the hospital, so the quality of early treatment is closely related to the treatment effect.

Scald factors contact with the human body to cause injury, the area and depth of the injury is not only related to the strength of the scald factor itself, but also depends on the size and duration of their action on the surface of the human body. If the scope of action is large, the area is large; if the duration is long, the scald is deep. Therefore, when the patient is injured, he should quickly break away from the source of injury and give necessary emergency care, which is the basic principle of first aid on the spot. In addition, immediate cryotherapy, first aid and classified transfer to hospitals with burn specialties are also important.

After scalding, don't panic.

The severity of scald is closely related to the time of the injury acting on the body. the longer the time is, the deeper the injury is. Any injury has a process from contact with the human body to causing injury, but the length of time varies. Therefore, on-site rescue to buy time to quickly get away from the source of injury can alleviate the injury. Although naked scald directly causes skin damage, it dissipates heat quickly after leaving the heat source, but it is not easy to dissipate heat after scald through clothing, and the heat will continue to damage the deep tissue of the skin, so the clothes should be taken off directly. In case of emergency, scissors can be used to cut the clothes to prevent them from being difficult to operate and easy to damage the scalded wound.

Cold therapy, flushing is the easiest.

Cryotherapy is an ancient method of first aid for scalds originated in Iceland in northern Europe. The high temperature of the wound after scald leads to tissue injury. Wet compress or soak the wound area with cold water or ice water immediately after thermal injury can reduce the depth of the burn wound and have analgesic effect. The commonly used method of cryotherapy is to rinse or soak with a large amount of tap water immediately after injury (the water temperature is generally 15 ℃-20 ℃), or apply to the wound with towels and gauze soaked in cold water. Generally to no longer have sharp pain after the end of cryotherapy, the time is not less than 30 minutes, or even 1 hour. Flushing the wound with tap water can continuously take away the heat of the wound and is relatively clean. Directly applying ice to the skin after scald may lead to frostbite in the deep tissue of the wound and the healthy skin around it, aggravating the condition. Some people put their hands directly into the refrigerator, which may not dissipate heat faster than directly rinsing with cold water. Simple and suitable cryotherapy methods can be used according to the on-site conditions and conditions, so as to be clean and effective as far as possible.

Don't scribble soy sauce and toothpaste.

After leaving the scene, the injured should be prevented from being contaminated again before being sent to the hospital. Simple bandaging can be done with gauze dressings, clean sheets or towels to prevent contamination or re-damage during handling. Do not bandage or cover the wound with plastic sheeting because it is airtight, the wound will be impregnated and accelerate the wound infection. Do not apply soy sauce, toothpaste, etc., so as not to contaminate the wound and affect the judgment and debridement of the depth of the scald wound in the follow-up treatment, including colored drugs (such as mercury bromine red, methyl violet, etc.). At present, there are many kinds of scald ointment in the pharmaceutical market, which play different roles in different stages after scald, and it is best to use it under the guidance of a specialist.