Seventeen-month-old boy burns boiling water: Mother's action saved me from a deadly hand

Xiao Gang in Hangzhou (China) is 17 months old, has big round eyes, chubby body very lovely. Recently he had an accident while being bathed by his mother. Tieu Cuong's mother recounted in her tears: "I am afraid I will sit in the hot water basin, so let me sit next to make bath water, first I take cold water, then add hot water, let the temperature New for children to bathe.

After adding hot water, only a few seconds I turned my head to throw dirt in the trash, suddenly hearing the loud scream of my son. As it turned out, Tieu Cuong grabbed my hot shower holding, hot water showered on the face, causing Tieu Cuong to burn badly.

Tieu Cuong's mother said: "We use solar water heaters, the temperature of hot water is up to 100 degrees Celsius so the water in the shower is very hot. When I see Xiaang pain, everyone in The family was very panicked and said immediately to take him to the hospital, but before that I saw in the media, in case of burns, first use cold water to soothe the burn. "

Therefore, Xiaogang's mother rushed to Xia Gang to wash the burn under cold water, then take the boy to the hospital.

When Xiaogang was taken to the hospital, doctors at the Zhejiang University Children's Hospital's Emergency Department examined the treatment of the baby's spot and praised Xiaogang's mother for doing the right thing. This doctor said, this can reduce the surface temperature of the burned skin, relieve the heat and minimize the feeling of pain.

Experts recommend how to treat when children suffer from boiling water burns as follows:

Step 1: The parents flush cold water directly on the burns or bring the child near the faucet so that the water flows continuously into the burned area so that the heat quickly escapes.

Step 2 : In case of boiling water pouring on children's clothes, pants, parents should gently remove all children's clothes. High amounts of heat from which to escape, reduce burning sensation for children.

Step 3 : Apply the special treatment for burns (if any) then take the child to a medical facility so that the doctor can conduct a wound check.