1
Stop the burning.Once it's safe, move them away from the heat. If their clothes are on fire, put the flames out with water, or get them to stop, drop and roll.
2
Take off clothing and jewellery near the burn, but leave anything that's stuck to it.
3
Cool the burn under cool running water for 20 minutes, as soon as you can, and ideally within 3 hours.
4
Keep them warm.Cool the burn, but keep the rest of them warm, especially young children and anyone with a large burn.
5
Cover it loosely with strips of cling film laid over the burn, or a clean non-fluffy cloth. Don't wrap cling film round a limb, and don't put it on the face.
Use a clean cloth soaked in cool water and keep changing it for 20 minutes. If there's no water at all, cover the burn with cling film and cool it as soon as you can, within 3 hours.
1
Protect yourself.Wear gloves.
2
Brush off any dry powder and take off contaminated clothing.
3
Rinse straight away with running water for at least 20 minutes. Don't wait to find out exactly what the chemical is. Keep rinsing until the pain eases or help arrives.
4
Don't try to neutralise the chemical.
Chemicals in the eye: see Eye injuries.
Don't drive them yourself. Ask someone else, or call 999.