Pedemy · For parents
Burns and scalds: first aid — tracker
Record how the burn happened, how it was cooled and how it heals, to share with the doctor.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Call 911 now
Call 911 or your local emergency number. Keep cooling the burn with water while you wait, but never delay the call to finish cooling.
Call the doctor
Call the doctor for burns of the face, hands, feet, genitals or joints, blisters ½ inch (12 mm) or larger, severe pain or signs of infection. Call 911 or your local emergency number for large deep burns or breathing trouble.
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Care reminders
- Scalds from hot drinks or bath water and burns from stoves, irons or flames happen in seconds. Cooling the burn quickly limits the damage, and knowing which burns need a doctor keeps small burns small.
- Cool running water for 20 minutes, then a loose, clean, non-stick cover; no ice or butter.
- Get care now for face, hand, foot, genital or joint burns, white or charred skin, or electrical or chemical burns.