Patient's question:
My colleague's baby is two years old this year. He just learned to walk and loves to run around everywhere. Recently, he accidentally burned himself with something. When my colleague told me about it, he was so heartbroken that he almost cried. I didn't have any solution, so I'm asking the doctor: how can children's burns be relieved?Doctor's answer:
Reduce the contact time between heat and the skin, quickly extinguish the flames, pick up the child and remove them from the heat source, and remove burned or wet clothing with hot liquid. If the condition permits, immediately rinse with cold water, cover the wound with a sterile dressing, and maintain airway patency. When respiratory obstruction occurs, it leads to difficulty breathing, insufficient gas exchange, hypoxia, restlessness, bluish complexion and lips, and an increased heart rate. After a clear diagnosis, intubation or tracheostomy should be promptly performed, along with oxygen administration. In mass burn rescue scenarios, if respiratory obstruction is encountered, the indication for tracheostomy should be relaxed, and the patient should be transferred to the treatment unit as quickly as possible.