On the morning of October 6th, 65438/KLOC-0, Ms. Fang took her 80-year-old mother to the burn hospital for dressing change. The old man was scalded by a warm baby at home half a month ago, and the scalded skin is still obviously red, swollen and festering.
In the burn and plastic surgery department of the hospital, there is an endless stream of patients who come to change medicine. The reporter learned that about 30% of them were accidentally burned when using "warm baby" or hot water bottle for a long time. Because the temperature of this kind of heating products is not very high, some users often ignore its danger.
The doctor in the Department of Burn Plastic Surgery of the Burn Hospital said: During this time, we basically receive seven or eight patients with low-temperature burns every day. In fact, substances with a temperature above 44 degrees may cause burns, especially for a long time, and the degree of burns will be very deep.
According to the doctor, low-temperature burns can also cause burning pain, blistering, discoloration and other burn symptoms. After being scalded, the patient should immediately wash or soak the wound with clean cold water, and seek medical treatment as soon as the pain is relieved. In addition, diabetics, the elderly, etc. Due to the decrease of pain sensitivity, heating materials should be used appropriately to avoid "low temperature burn".
Doctor of Burn Plastic Surgery, Burn Hospital: If you apply it with warm treasure, you should pay attention to the precautions before using it. We shouldn't apply it directly to the skin. If the hot water bottle is recommended, we should wrap it with a towel so that the surface of the hot water bottle does not directly contact the skin.