Kids are very curious by nature. Thanks to this feature, they learn a lot of new things. But this irresistible energy sometimes causes serious injuries, because children are not yet aware of the danger that can be waiting for them. That's why often kids have scratches, knees, wounds and even burns . About how to help the kid get rid of the latter, we'll talk.
Classification of burns
To determine the scheme for treating burns, you need to know their degree. And there are four of them.
- The most insignificant and not dangerous is a first degree burn, in which the skin is slightly reddened, may become slightly swollen. Treatment as such is not required. Within two or three days the child will forget that there was a burn on his body.
- With second-degree burns, blisters already appear. Children are often diagnosed with such burns. They arise if the baby has spilled a cup with a hot drink, touched a hot iron, or grabbed a log, smoldering in the fireplace. With adequate treatment, after two weeks, everything will heal.
- But the third degree burn, characterized by necrosis of tissues, will for a long time remind of itself. Such wounds heal very long, and treatment is carried out in a hospital.
- The most dangerous situation occurs with a fourth degree burn. Here, and we can not talk about treatment with folk methods, only hospitalization! The skin is charred, blackens, the muscles are deeply affected, and the bones and subcutaneous tissues are affected. The prognosis depends on how timely the child has been provided with adequate medical care.
We help the baby
If the situation is not critical, and you are sure that you will cope without help, do not rush to immediately use funds from burns for children. Even the best cream for burns will not have the proper effect, if before applying it you will not treat the affected surface. First, cool the surface of the skin with ice or running water, and then treat it with alcohol. After that, wipe the affected area with an isotonic solution of sodium chloride. And only after these procedures can you apply baby ointment from burns, spray, gel or cream.
What are the most commonly used burn medicines for children?
- To treat children from sunburn, burns with boiling water and other thermal burns, Panthenol cream is used. It is applied a thin layer to the affected area three times a day. It not only relieves pain, but also disinfects, promotes skin regeneration.
- The La Cree cream based on panthenol has a similar effect, but it also includes plant extracts. Absence of dyes and perfumes allows using this cream even for the treatment of burns in newborn children. The agent is applied a thin layer on the burn site two or three times a day until complete healing.
- If there is a possibility that an infection could get into the wound, you should resort to Dermazin treatment. This cream includes silver, known for its disinfecting properties.
- Widely used and cream Bepanten . It contains pantothenic acid, which stimulates the process of skin regeneration and disinfects it. Apply the cream up to five times a day. Can also be used to treat babies.
If you do not have the means for burns at hand, you can use the universal cream Rescuer , which helps to heal wounds.
The use of creams, in contrast to ointments and sprays, allows not only to accurately dose the amount applied to the skin means, but also prevents the formation of scars. This is due to the fact that the structure of the cream is easier. The substances penetrate the skin more quickly, and the time in the treatment of burns is one of the main factors for a successful outcome.
We hope that this information will be useful only for informational purposes, and your baby will never know what burns are.