Imagine you are making a home-cooked meal of pasta primavera. As a novice at cooking, you are a bit nervous because your date is to arrive at any second. The water is boiling in the pot and you make one wrong move when the doorbell rings and the boiling water splashes on your forearm. You yelp in pain, but, thankfully, your date knows how to treat a first-degree burn. He tells you first-degree burns are minor and can be treated at home. These are the steps for treating a first-degree burn.
Step 1
Remove any clothing or jewelry from the burned region.
Step 2
Turn on the faucet and hold the burned skin under cold running for about 5 to10 minutes--or until the pain disappears.
Step 3
If the burn is located in a difficult spot, apply a cold compress for 5 to 10 minutes or until the pain lessens. Do not use ice. Ice can further damage the burned skin.
Step 4
Apply clean and dry sterile gauze loosely around the burned area and use tape to secure the gauze to the skin.
Step 5
Take 1 to 2 aspirin with a glass of water to relieve your pain. Any over-the-counter pain reliever will work.
Things You'll Need
- Cold compress
- Sterile gauze
- Tape
- Aspirin
- Glass of water
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