Preventing and Treating Minor Household Burns

Household burns are a common occurrence. Often times, minor skin burns will occur in the kitchen. Direct contact between the skin and an open flame or very hot object can lead to minor first- or second-degree burns. These can easily be prevented by taking simple precautions. They can also be treated with common household items or with relatively inexpensive products from a nearby pharmacy.

Preventing Household Burns

There are several different precautions that one can take in order to prevent getting burned from hot kitchen items.

• Always make sure that open flames are covered or extinguished.
• Always use oven mitts or some sort of insulated protection when handling hot kitchenware
• Don't wear loose clothing when working around the stove or oven
• Always be aware of heated surfaces or hot items
• Remember – oftentimes, it takes a while for pots and pans to lose all of their heat and be cool enough to the touch

These are simple precautions that merely require awareness on behalf of anyone working in the kitchen. If there are multiple people cooking at once, always make sure you alert them to heated surfaces or flames.

Treating Household Burns

Despite most people's best efforts, minor burns just happen. Depending on the severity of the injury, different steps can be taken to alleviate the pain and help the damaged area heal as quickly as possible.

• The first step to take would be one to cool down the burned surface. Running water is always a good option for halting the burning process.
• Soak the burned area in milk for about fifteen minutes. This is a useful method for cutting the pain and stimulating healing.
• Preparation X is another good ointment that takes away the sting of burns.
• Aloe is another gel that, when applied to the damaged surface after a few days, will speed up the healing process.
• Munch on Vitamins A, C, E, and zinc. These nutrients help you regenerate healthy skin when healing.

Contact Us

If you or someone you know has been a victim of a household burn caused by negligence, do not hesitate to contact the Madison burn attorneys of Habush Habush &Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 today.