Treatment for a second-degree burn
Explanation:
A second-degree burn, a partial thickness burn, can be severe and affects the outer epidermal layer of the skin and sometimes also the inner dermal layer. The skin turns red and swollen with blisters and can be very painful.
- Removing any type of clothing or objects like jewelry which is covering the burn area
- Cooling the burn area by running or showing under cool water. Ice cold or ice must not be applied
- Once cooled, the area should be covered loosely with sterile gauze
- The blisters should not be broken
- Home remedies like applying butter, oil or other ointments over the blisters should not be done.
