How to Treat a Burn from an Iron The ABSOLUTE Case Of Treat a Burn from an Iron, Whether youre using a clothing iron or a curling iron chances are that youll burn yourself at some point. In most cases youll only receive a mild first degree burn that can be treated with cool water and an adhesive bandage. If you burn yourself more severely you may receive a second degree burn. In this case you can wrap the burn loosely at home and youll need to visit your doctor. Remove the iron from your skin and set it down in a safe location. While removing the burning hot iron from your skin may seem obvious its equally important that you place the iron in a l Run cool water over the burn for 10 minutes or until the pain stops. Turn on a faucet until the water coming out is on the cool side of lukewarm. Hold the burned patch of skin directly under the water and keep it there for 10 minutes. If the pain from Cover the burn with a clean nonstick gauze cloth. Use a clean cloth to lightly pat the burned skin dry. Then place a piece of non stick gauze over the burn. This will protect the burn from injury and also keep
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