burn tips-Burns from fire or other sources of heat range from mild to life threatening

burn tips

Burns from fire or other sources of heat range from mild to life threatening.Some burns can be treated at home; others need emergency medical care.

 

Types of bourn

First-degree burns, usually caused by brief contact with heat, can cause redness,pain, and some swelling.

Second-degree burns are more severe and usually result in blisters and more intense redness.

Third-degree burns are the deepest and may be painless due to nerve danmage.

 

 What to do

If you can’t get go a hospital right away or must wait for an ambulance, begin this treatment1.       remove clothing from the burned areas. Do not remove clothing that is stuck to the skin and don’t break blisters.

2.       if it’s a first-or second –degree burn, run cool(not cold) water over the burn until the pain lessens. Do not put butter, oil, or ice on the burns.

3.       lightly apply a gauze bandage if it is a small first-degree burn.

4.       remove jewelry that’s close to the burn.

 

See emergency medical care if:                                                                                                                                                                                  

It is a second or third degree burn.The burned area is large(cover the area with a clean,soft cloth or towel).

The burn came from a fire, an electrical wire or socket, or chemicals

The burn is on the face, scalp, hands, or genitals

The burn looks infected(with swelling, pus, or increasing redness or red streaking of the skin near the wound).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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