Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

At an incident, someone is suffering from severe burns. How could you help them?

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Apply lotions to the injury

Burst any blisters

Remove anything sticking to the burns

Douse the burns with clean, cool water

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Douse the burns with clean, cool waterThis was the right answer

Your priority is to cool the burns with clean, cool water. Its coolness will help take the heat out of the burns and relieve the pain. Keep the wound doused for at least 20 minutes. If blisters appear, don’t attempt to burst them, as this could lead to infection.

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Cool a burn with running waterReviewed guidance summary · Clean cool water is the marked treatment; the current source adds duration and important prohibited treatments.

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