She recommends loosely wrapping the injury with plastic cling wrap, which can keep the wound clean without sticking and can ease the pain until you can get to the clinic or hospital. Keep it clean.
A simple washing with water and soap will do. Yes to blisters, no to scabs. But a blister can be a natural protective barrier as a burn injury heals. Monitor your healing. It may be difficult to tell when a burn has healed because it will have a different coloration from your regular skin, but healed skin will look dry.
The exception is full-thickness burns, which will appear dry from the start. Prevent future burns. Of course, the best approach is to avoid a burn in the first place. Both infants and the elderly are more susceptible to burns because they have thinner skin.
Some safety tips to keep in mind:. Water heaters should be kept to degrees. What to do: Try a medicine that reduces fever and contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Call your healthcare provider if you don't know what to do or if the fever doesn't go away. After a snakebite, it may seem like a good idea to tie off blood flow to prevent poisons from spreading.
But that might just cause more harm. In some cases, the poison is then concentrated in one area where it can be damaging. In other cases, damage happens with the sudden release of snake venom into the blood once the tourniquet is taken off. What to do: The most important step is to calm the person who was bitten. Help them to keep the bitten body part completely still.
This slows the flow of venom in the body. Since swelling can become severe, remove jewelry and tight clothing from areas near the bite. A medicine called antivenom antivenin is the most effective treatment for most poisonous snakebites. But this is a complicated situation that needs expert treatment.
Get emergency medical aid as quickly as possible. For a deep wound in an arm or leg, you may think about tying a tourniquet around the thigh or upper arm to stop the bleeding. But that could stop the flow of blood to the entire limb. This could cause serious damage. What to do: Apply direct downward pressure on the wound use a thick layer of sterile gauze under your hands if it's available. Then wrap the wound securely when the bleeding stops. If it continues to bleed or seems to need stitches, get medical care.
But if bleeding is severe and can't be stopped or slowed down with direct pressure, and you think the person's life is in danger because of the bleeding, use a tourniquet at least 3 inches wide just above the wound toward the heart and pull it tightly. Call and get medical care right away. When you have a speck of dirt or some other small object in your eye, the feeling can be extremely annoying. You may want to rub your eye to remove the object.
But don't rub your eye. Then treat it with a skin care product like aloe vera cream or an antibiotic ointment. To protect the burned area, you can put a dry gauze bandage over the burn.
Take acetaminophen trade name: Tylenol to help with the pain. If a first- or second-degree burn covers a large area or is on your face, hands, feet or genitals, you should see a doctor right away. Soak the burn in cool water for 15 minutes. If the burned area is small, put cool, clean wet cloths on the burn for a few minutes every day.
Then put on an antibiotic cream or other creams or ointments prescribed by your doctor. Cover the burn with a nonstick dressing for example, Telfa and hold it in place with gauze or tape. Check the burn every day for signs of infection, such as increased pain, redness, swelling or pus.
If you see any of these signs, go to your doctor right away. To prevent infection, avoid breaking blisters. Change the dressing every day. First, wash your hands with soap and water. Then gently wash the burn and put antibiotic ointment on it. If the burn area is small, a dressing may not be needed during the day. Make sure you are up-to-date on tetanus shots. If you aren't sure, check with your doctor's office. Burned skin itches as it heals. Keep your fingernails cut short and don't scratch the burned skin.
The burned area will be sensitive to sunlight for up to one year. If you get a bad burn, you should see your doctor or go to the hospital right away. Don't take off any clothing that is stuck to the burn. Don't soak the burn in water. Take off other clothing and jewelry near the burn area. A person with an electrical burn for example, from a power line should go to the hospital right away.
Electrical burns often cause serious injury inside the body. This injury may not show on the skin. A chemical burn should be washed with large amounts of water.
Take off any clothing that has the chemical on it. Don't put anything on the burn area.
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