Never sprinkle salt on the wound.

Today, I saw a piece of news on a popular microblog: A mother sprinkled salt on the wound of her one-year-old daughter who had just been scalded by boiling water because she heard that saline can diminish inflammation. As a result, the doctor gave her a notice of critical illness. According to netizens’ comments, when I was a child, my mother sprinkled salt, vinegar, soy sauce, flour, garlic and sesame oil on my scalds. It sounds like garlic mashed white meat instead of treating scalds. There are also people who apply toothpaste and soap, which are all unreliable methods for scalding. Why can’t salt be sprinkled? People will say that hospitals often use saline to clean wounds? But the hospital Read More …

What about being injured by firecrackers?

During the Spring Festival, it has been a tradition in our country for nearly a thousand years to say good-bye to the old and welcome the new. Although firecrackers can indeed add a lot of festive atmosphere, if you don’t pay attention and get injured, this festival will not be easy. The best way to avoid injuries is not to set off firecrackers. However, adults may be able to listen to this sentence, but children may not be able to understand it. After receiving the New Year’s money, I went straight to the firecracker stand. This was one of the necessary items for me to celebrate the Spring Festival every year when I was a child, and I was injured Read More …

What should I do if I am bitten by insects?

Warm summer is a good time for people to travel. When people enjoy the bright sunshine, they sometimes encounter some troublesome little guys: All kinds of insects. These bugs may leave warm kisses on our skin and bring troubles to people. Bite by worms, which treatment methods are wrong? Should how correctly handle insect bites? Today, Dr. Clove will tell you about insect bites. Scratching when you itch? Wait a minute! Many insects bite the human body or crawl over the skin, causing skin allergy, itching, and in some cases even extremely itchy. At this time, people often cannot help scratching in the hope of relieving itching. However, although scratching can slightly relieve pruritus, scratching on the skin has caused Read More …

Never sprinkle salt on the wound.

Today, I saw a piece of news on a popular microblog: A mother sprinkled salt on the wound of her one-year-old daughter who had just been scalded by boiling water because she heard that saline can diminish inflammation. As a result, the doctor gave her a notice of critical illness. According to netizens’ comments, when I was a child, my mother sprinkled salt, vinegar, soy sauce, flour, garlic and sesame oil on my scalds. It sounds like garlic mashed white meat instead of treating scalds. There are also people who apply toothpaste and soap, which are all unreliable methods for scalding. Why can’t salt be sprinkled? People will say that hospitals often use saline to clean wounds? But the hospital Read More …

Beware of these photosensitive plants and drugs

Recently, a baby suffered from severe sunburn, redness, swelling and blisters on both lower limbs caused by soaking in the sun after taking a bath with the leaves of figs and figs for external use. Anxious parents asked for help on Weibo for treatment, which attracted everyone’s attention. Is what [plant solar dermatitis]? Which plants can cause this skin disease? Apart from plants, will drugs cause [solar dermatitis]? In case of solar dermatitis, how should it be properly cared for and treated? Writing this article, I hope I can popularize relevant knowledge for everyone. What is plant solar dermatitis? Plant solar dermatitis refers to the body contact with some photosensitive plants, The skin is red, swollen, painful, rash, blisters and Read More …

Over the years, the water temperature in your bath may be adjusted the wrong way.

To sum up, regarding the bath water temperature, the reasonable solution should be as follows: 1. The set water temperature of the water heater shall be kept above 60 ℃, and the water temperature of dishwasher, steam humidifier and other equipment shall not be lower than 50 ℃. 2. At the same time, install an anti-scald constant temperature water mixing valve for shower nozzle, bathtub and sink faucet, so that the water temperature directly contacted by human body is as low as 49 ℃. 3. For children’s water, the set water temperature of the water heater should be lower than 49 ℃, and the outlet water temperature should not feel hot when the elbow is tested. 4. Never let the Read More …

Beware of hand warmers [low heat burns]

A few days ago, I met such a patient. Her name is Xiao Wang. At the age of 20, Because of the cold weather, I bought a hand warmer online, I like to put my hand warmer under my body when I sleep. One night, Xiao Wang was tired and slept soundly. He woke up in the morning and felt pain on the outside of his left lower leg, with local redness and small blisters. After that, he broke and scar. Due to long-term failure to heal, Xiao Wang went to the hospital. After the doctor checked, he found that the original hand warmer scalded the skin, and the skin at the scalded place was necrotic. After the doctor’s treatment Read More …

You can’t smear anything when you burn! These five first aid actions must be remembered.

As the baby grows up, the range of activities is also getting wider and wider. TA is full of curiosity about the whole world and likes to touch here and there. The rich sense of touch increases TA’s understanding of the world, but at the same time, danger also lurks in it. Scalds are one of the common accidental injuries. Scalding is not only hot water, including steam, oil, porridge, even light bulbs and electric toys that have been on for a long time, which may burn the baby. Parents or other elders often feel extremely remorse and regret how they neglected it afterwards. Especially when seeing the baby’s scars, it is inevitable to [touch the scene]. In fact, there Read More …