Burns Treatment
A burn can be caused by heat (flames, hot grease
, or boiling water), the sun (solar radiation), chemicals or electricity. When a burn breaks the skin, infection and loss of fluid can occur; burns can also result in difficulty breathing. If a burn victim has trouble breathing, has burns on more than one part of the body, or was burned by chemicals, an explosion, or electricity immediately. Burns caused by flames or hot grease usually require medical attention as well, especially if the victim is a child or an elderly person. A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns.
There are different causes of burns such as electrical, radiation (i.e. the sun), chemical, and heat. Severity of burns is noted by age of the victim (children or the elderly), location (head, genitals, neck, hands, or feet), if the burn has more than one body area of coverage, the depth of the burn, and burns that cause difficulty in breathing. Electrical, explosive, or chemical-related burns are also considered more severe in nature.
The treatment depends on what kind of burn you have. If a first- or second-degree burn covers an area larger than 2 to 3 inches in diameter, or is on your face, hands, feet or genitals, you should see a doctor right away. Third-degree burns require emergency medical attention. Babies and young children may have a more severe reaction from a burn than an adult. A burn in an adult may cause a minor loss of fluids from the body, but in a baby or young child, the same size and depth of a burn may cause a severe fluid loss.
Treatment of burns
Cool small burns immediately under cold running water for at least ten minutes. Rinse chemical burns for 20 minutes.
Briefly rinse larger burns, avoiding excessive cooling.
Remove clothes in the area of the burn where possible, without causing further damage to the skin. Then either wrap the burned area in a clean clear plastic bag or place a clean smooth material, such as cling film, over the burn to prevent infection.
Minor burns can be treated at home with painkillers and sterile dressings (don't pop blisters). Deep or extensive burns, or burns to the face, hands or across joints, need to be assessed and treated in hospital.
Should burns leave you with disfigurements, there are a couple of things you can do. One is to claim you obtained them dueling when you were a student at Old Heidelberg University and that they are an emblem of honor. This story is unlikely to fly if you are a young female bookkeeper at a Midwest trucking company. Your best bet would be to obtain and use something called cosmetic camouflage which can correct irregular contours, correct discolored skin, and conceal scars. Or you can try cosmetic surgery. Because grievous burns take a long time to cure, sometimes years, and can cause disfigurement, the sufferer can become depressed.
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