Comment by DanBC
9 years ago
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.
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of shallow burns like sunburn rather than serious ones with destroyed skin. After all, two sentences after the one you've just quoted is If the burn does not have any blisters or broken skin, such as sunburn, a simple moisturiser such as sorbolene is the best treatment - sorbolene is a cream :)