How to treat burns for Bonfire Night

As Bonfire Night approaches this weekend, you should take into consideration what you should do if the unthinkable were to happen.

More than a hundred children and young people attend accident and emergency units every day with a burn or scald injury. This number increases dramatically in the four weeks around bonfire night.

Tesco Baby & Toddler Club BabySafe campaign have got together with experts from the British Red Cross to produce a video that tells parents what to do in case they find themselves in such a situation.

The advice includes:

- Run the area under cool water for at least 10 minutes
- Remove water from an injured area unless the material is sticking to the skin
- Don’t apply cream, ointments, grease antiseptic spray or plasters
- Loosely cover burns with a non fluffy material – cling film is ideal