Patient's question:
This morning, while my daughter was playing in the kitchen, she accidentally knocked over a hot water bottle and burned her hand. At that time, I wanted to take the little one to the hospital's outpatient department, but my mother-in-law said that applying toothpaste would be fine, so I'm asking if toothpaste can be used for burns?Doctor's answer:
Hello, this is a parent. Your child has been burned. If the area is not large, without blisters or broken skin, only when it is red and swollen, you can use some lying toothpaste. Toothpaste has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. If the burn is severe, you must go to the hospital and let the doctor handle it. Toothpaste covering the burn area affects the heat dissipation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The correct treatment method should be to immediately cool it down with cold water.