Not just one light burns, but several: The Advent wreath should be as stable and secure as possible – i.e. not on a table runner Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-tmn
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The Advent wreath, the preheated oven, the steaming tea: a moment of inattention and it happened: the child was burned or scalded. What to do?
Whether or not you should remove your child’s clothing after a burn injury depends on the type of accident.
In the event of scalding – for example from hot tea – the substance must be removed from the body because it stores the hot liquid.
This is pointed out by Adelheid Gottwald from “Paulinchen – Initiative for Children with Burns”. This also applies to the diaper.
It’s different with burns. Here parents should not remove the clothes themselves.
“Sometimes the detachment of the burnt-in sweater causes greater damage,” says Gottwald. The professionals in the hospital do a better job there.
In any case, in the event of burn injuries, parents should not be afraid to call the emergency number 112.