Comment by vacri
9 years ago
Burns need to be kept cool and moist. Applying anything thick and cool (within reason - lotions for example) to the burn will help. Cool the burn under cold running water if possible ('take the heat out'), then put something on it to keep it moist. Anything serious requires a trip to the ER of course.
Even if you forget to put sunscreen on and get sunburned, putting sunscreen on afterwards can help keep the skin moist and improve the outcome.
Your advice is dangerous and wrong.
>> cool the burn with cool or lukewarm running water for 20 minutes – don't use ice, iced water, or any creams or greasy substances such as butter
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Burns-and-scalds/Pages/Introduc...
> You should go to a hospital A&E department for:
> all chemical and electrical burns
> large or deep burns – any burn bigger than your hand
> burns that cause white or charred skin – any size
> burns on the face, hands, arms, feet, legs or genitals that cause blisters
I was unaware that ice came out of a cold running water tap. That doesn't happen here down under.
You can definitely use creams like sunscreens or similar. True, I did overstate a bit - you don't want to use something like butter that will turn to oil and keep in the heat.
You should not use cold water.
You should not apply creams, lotions, or sunscreens.
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/burn-and-scald-treatments
> don’t use any ointments or creams on a burn. They seal heat in and cause more damage.
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