What Are the Treatments for Burns Caused by Scalding Water?
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, nearly 4,000 individuals are burned every year from scalding hot water in the home. A health care provider should see any burn that causes blisters to rise or penetrates deeply into the skin layers. You can treat first-degree burns (where the area is red but not broken) at home. When in doubt, seek the advice of a medical care provider to treat scalding burns that are larger than your hand, or any burns that occur on the face. Cool Treat a first-degree scalding water burn by cooling it right away. Expose the area to cold water or a cold compress for at least five minutes. This brings the temperature of the burned skin down and promotes pain relief. If possible, soak the injured area in cold or cool water until the pain has lessened, but don’t expose the area to cold or icy temperatures for so long that the area becomes numb. Don’t place ice directly on the burned area. Pain Relief Pain is common in first-degree burns. If the skin loo
