I also had a horrid scalding incident with my daughter but luckily had done a bit of basic first aid. Fully clothed I put her into a coolish bath and kept her legs covered for as long as she could stand it..then we drove her to hospital having warned them we were on way. Our actions ment that although she was poorly with huge blisters the burning had not gone through as many layers of the skin as it could have. For years after her skin remained a little pinker than usual and would show up in the bath. But, she is a beautiful grown woman now and there is very little to show. I cannot recommend enough all families having a bit of basic and up to date first aid knowledge at their finger tips.
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