QUICK-thinking Buckingham Palace staff managed to help prevent further damage after a girl from Worcester suffered second-degree burns from hot tea.
As we reported yesterday, on a recent visit to Buckingham Palace, Georgie Gibbs, who has cerebral palsy, had hot tea spilt on her legs which trickled down into her leg splints.
Her family and staff from Buckingham Palace were able to quickly remove the splints and began to pour lots of cold water onto the nine-year-old's legs to help prevent further damage.
Georgie was taken to St Thomas' Hospital in London by ambulance with an escort from palace officials.
She was invited back the next day by staff, who greeted her on her arrival to check she was ok.
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Georgie's mum, Clare Gibbs, told the Worcester News that without this, the damage could have been much worse.
She said: "The hospital told us we should be very thankful to the staff for the continuous amount of water placed on Georgie’s leg, had this not happened it would’ve been a very different story.
"I think a clear message for the readers of the paper should be what to do in a hot water burning situation, as this sort of education to others could be really useful."
According to the NHS, the first step is to immediately get the person away from the heat source to stop the burning.
You are then advised to remove any clothing or jewellery that's near the burnt area of skin, but do not move anything that's stuck to the skin itself.
You are then supposed to cool the burn with cool or lukewarm running water for 20 to 30 minutes, without the use of ice.
After cooling the burn, the NHS advise you to cover the burn by placing a layer of cling film over it.
Raising the affected area if possible also helps to reduce swelling.
If it's an acid or chemical burn, dial 999, carefully try to remove the chemical and any contaminated clothing, and rinse the affected area using as much clean water as possible.
For minor burns, keep the burn clean and do not burst any blisters that form, but for more serious burns you should go to a hospital A&E department.
For more infromation, visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/burns-and-scalds/.
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