It's cold, what if you want to take a walk outdoors and are afraid of the cold? Many people have found various "warming artifacts" such as hot water bottles and baby warmers. Did you know that improper use of these items may cause low-temperature burns?

The maximum temperature of the hot water bottle is 40-50°C, but long-term exposure is like "slow-fire stew", which can cause low-temperature scalds, especially for infants, the elderly, paralyzed or drunk people who are insensitive. According to Xiong Zhu, deputy chief physician of the Department of Orthopedic Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, he said that he once encountered a child with a third degree scald. After the eschar, the child had a skin graft surgery.

Low-temperature scalds from hot water bottles often occur in the lower limbs of the human body. "The lower limbs feel relatively dull, and the low temperature has less pain and irritation to the skin, and may be burned unconsciously." In addition, there are diabetic peripheral neuropathy, peripheral nerve damage, decreased or loss of sensory function caused by cerebral infarction, and low back disease. Sensation of the lower limbs, taking sedative and sleeping pills, drunkenness, extreme fatigue, incomplete metabolism of anesthetics after surgery, etc. can also easily cause low-temperature scalds when using these hot water bottles to keep warm.

This relatively low temperature is less painful and irritating to the skin, and it is easy to be ignored. If it is contacted for a long time, the skin or even the subcutaneous tissue may be cooked. The surface of a low-temperature scald may look red, swollen, blistered, peeling, or whitish, but the depth of the wound is very deep, manifested as full-thickness skin necrosis, which can reach third-degree or even fourth-degree wounds. "If it is not handled properly, ulceration will occur in severe cases, and it will not heal for a long time."

In the event of a low-temperature scald, you can wash the scald with a cold towel or cold water for 15 to 20 minutes. This can reduce pain and redness and reduce the chance of blisters and scabs. Note "Do not apply soy sauce, toothpaste or other seasonings, earthwork, etc. to the affected area, which may cause infection in the burned area. Do not break the blisters immediately. If the wound is deep, protect the wound from contamination, seek medical attention in time, and let the doctor judge the scald level And treat."

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