Cold Water still best for burns

After years of testing, the Centre of Children’s Burns and Trauma Research says running cold water on a burn for 20 minutes is the most effective first aid treatment. Professor Roy Kimble from Royal Children’s Hospital says that this first aid relieves pain, but can also reduce the depth of a burn. Professor Kimble said home remedies, such as aloe vera, tea tree oil and ice were all found to be ineffective in reducing the depth of a burn.  Approximately 700 new children are admitted at the Royal Children’s Hospital each year for burns, with this number steadily increasing. Of the 1500 burns in Queensland each year, only 12 per cent of victims currently received the correct first aid treatment