Conspicuously absent during the Family day event was a close friend of mine.  Earlier on, I was looking for her but she was not on the list when I checked the Registration form.    She seldom attends outdoor activities like this because she doesn’t like sun exposure much more sunburn.  While us girls, we generously applied on our body a branded sunblock lotion with SPF 5o+ and the lotion is  known with very high protection and sun intolerance.  True enough, we hardly get burned during the event.

The next day, I found out that my friend really did not showed up because she got burned, not of  sunburn but a scalding pot of hot coffee.  She had second degree burns on her lower torso and she had to endure the swelling and intense pain.  Blisters readily developed and her skin is all red and with splotchy appearance .  I warned her to leave the blisters alone and not break a single one because it is prone to infection.  It is good that their neighbor who is a nurse run to her rescue during the accident.  She helped held the burned area under cool running water since she knew that cooling the burn reduces the swelling.   It is usually our instinct  to put ice directly on burn but according to the nurse friend of hers, ice on burn can cause the victim’s body to become too cold and might cause further damage.   Butter or ointments applied to the burn can also cause infection.   A professional help is really needed especially if it is a major burn.

Oh well, emergencies really do happen unexpectedly, so we should try to know by heart first aid so we can save not only our lives but also the lives of others.