(HealthDay News) — It’s best to protect your child from sunburn with sunscreen and limited sun exposure. But if your little one gets burned anyway, he or she will need a little TLC.
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests how to treat a child’s sunburn:
- Get approval and dosage information from your child’s doctor, then give the child acetaminophen to ease pain.
- Give your child a bath in cool water.
- Put a cool compress on your child’s skin.
- Have the child’s doctor evaluate and treat any sign of a serious burn, such as chills, fever, headache or blistering.
- Monitor the child for signs of dehydration.