i have taken note of all this and will keep it in a handy place

I will share my story im hope that someone will learn from it.

My son pulled himself up on our very very VERY hot oven when he was 8 months old. I immediately put his hand under running cold water. I ran the ambulance immediately. The ambulance people arrived and they told me no less than 20 minutes. So we stood there for 15 more minutes with his little hands in the water. It was torture. He was screaming and I was crying. They also put a little hot on. Just to take the chill off. I am not sure if this was to stop him getting hyperthermia or whatever.
Traveling to the hospital was hell. They had gause pads and soaked them in water and had them on his hands. He screamed the whole way there.
When we arrived they got a bowl and filled it with water. As soon as Chase saw the bowl with water he plonked his little hands in there. He knew the water would make it better.

He is now 20 months old. Had NO scars due to my 20 minutes in water and also the fact that he was treated so fast. Be aware. Accidents happen and its what you do after that will make all the difference.

Here is a pic of my little man after that horrible night in his dirty bandages ... lol he still used his hands like there was nothing wrong with them. Crawled, ate, played with his toys. All whilst they were all wrapped up.

I have personally had second-degree burns twice.  The first time I burnt my foot with a combination of hot-water and chemical burns, and the second time I burnt my hand from hot oil from the frying pan.  The first time, I immediately put my foot under running water from the tap and then went to hospital.  What the hospital did was to immerse my foot in a bath of ice and water.  They didn't apply the ice directly to the wound, but instead the ice kept the water extremely cold.  Despite the fact the skin had come off the minute I'd been burnt, I didn't end up with scarring because we did this.

The second time - based on my previous experience - after initially running my hand under cold water, I put my hand in a jug filled with ice and water.  As the ice would melt, I would replace it.  I did this for 24 hours (cause it hurt everytime I took it out of the water) and again I didn't get any scarring.  I saw the doctor within a few hours of doing it and he told me that I did exactly the right thing and to keep it up (hence the reason I kept my hand in water for 24 hours).  The interesting thing this time is I also got a couple of drops of oil on my leg, but didn't treat those because they didn't hurt compared with my hand.  But they ended blistering much worse than my hand because I didn't treat them.  I learnt a very important lesson from that!

The important thing to remember with burns is not to stop the treatment too soon.  You need to keep it under water for at least a minute or two (which seems like a long time when you have your hand under cold water!) for a minor burn and possibly for much longer if its more serious.  But if you treat it immediately and properly, you have a much better chance of avoiding nasty ongoing symptoms.

If anyone doubts whether what is written in this advice is correct, you can get a repeat of this information from St John's Ambulance, Red Cross, Surf Life Saving Society, Royal Life Saving Society, any medical doctor, nurse, paramedic, pharmacist, or other medical or first aid trained personnel.  Most Scouts and Guides could also tell you the same thing.

Burns are serious stuff.  They hurt like hell, they scar badly, they dehydrate the body, and they can lead to serious infection and even death.  Learn to prevent them, learn to first aid them, and be careful to avoid them.