How to deal with a child who has been scalded

Patient's question:

In Sister's house, the baby who attends kindergarten accidentally got their foot burned when drinking water because a child bumped into them. I don't know how to handle it, so if a child gets burned, is there generally a method for how to treat it?

Doctor's answer:

Dear parent friend, hello. It is a great pleasure to answer for you. If the burn is not particularly severe but the local skin is red, you can apply cold water. Stop when there is no pain or the pain subsides. Then apply burn cream, etc. If the burn is severe with blisters, it is recommended to go to a burns department in a regular hospital with a level of three or above for debridement. Clean the wound with 75% alcohol or povidone-iodine saline cotton balls around it. Then apply burn cream.

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