Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Second-degree burns occur when heat, chemicals, light, or electricity damage the ...

Blazing open fires and fairy lights are cosy and festive at Christmas - but they’re also burn risks, especially for children.

What are burns and scalds? Burns and scalds occur when excessive heat damages the skin. Burns are caused by dry heat (for example, a fire), and scalds are caused by something wet (like hot water). You ...

Scald burns make up more than 75% of the pediatric burns patients who are admitted to our burns unit. A pediatric scald burn pathway was implemented at our center in November 1999, the aim of ...

There are many myths about how to treat a minor burn. Your questions may include: Should you pop the blister? Do you use hot or cold water on it? Is it good to cover a burn with a bandage?

It is a common belief that you should put ice if you get burnt. However, doctors warn against putting ice on burns.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) As the temperature drops and the evenings become darker, we may be more worried about the possibility of slipping on ice than sustaining burn injuries. But, scalds ...