Infected Rug Burn Treatment

Use iodine hydrogen peroxide or an antiseptic if there are signs of dirt in the abrasion or if any bleeding areas are deep.

Infected rug burn treatment.

If you use a washcloth on an infected wound be sure that it is sterilized before and after. Run cold water over a rug burn for up to 15 minutes. The coldness can reduce swelling and inflammation. Unlike a thermal burn there is no need to rinse a rug burn for several minutes to cool it.

Rinse the burn and clean it with warm water and gentle soap. You need to disinfect the wound to guard against infection. Use warm salt water with 2 tablespoons 29 6 ml of salt per quart of water. The injury stops getting worse as soon as the friction stops.

Rug burns are treated much the same way as other types of burns. Check the burned area at least once each day for signs of worsening redness or infection. You might also press a warm wet cloth on the wound. Soak a cotton ball in iodine peroxide or antiseptic and carefully dab it on the burn.

Use ibuprofen aspirin or acetaminophen to relieve pain.