In life, the emergence of a variety ofunforeseen situations. That is why in this article I want to talk about what helps from burns, and how you can cope with their consequences. After all, such skin lesions are not uncommon.
Initially, you need to understand what a burn itself is.(medical language - hyperthermia). So, this damage to the tissues of the human body temperature, which exceeds 55 ° C, as well as electric current, chemicals or ionizing radiation. You can get it even in the case, if you incorrectly control the iron (its steam also causes a burn on the skin) or carelessly behave in the kitchen (for example, with hot oil).
Итак, что помогает от ожогов?How can I help myself immediately after skin lesions? Experts say that if after a burn it has not passed more than three hours, you need to hold the lesion site for 20 minutes under cool running water. Its temperature should vary in the range from +5 to +30 ° C. However, the ideal option for cooling a burn is + 15 ° С. If there is no running water, fill the bowl or vessel with water and immerse the injured limb or body part into it. This must be done necessarily and for exactly such a time. Why and why? This is the only way to cool not only the burn surface itself, but also to prevent it from spreading to healthy nearby tissues. If the wound is simply blown or apply something cold, the deeper parts of the skin will not cool. In addition, this action, according to experts, has a beneficial effect on the state of the walls of vessels adjacent to the affected area. So, after this, the tissue swelling will be significantly less, wound healing will accelerate, and the scar at the site of the skin lesion will not be as strong.
What else helps from burns? So, there is a special list of actions that need to be performed immediately in the field of injury or within the first three hours.
There are various types of burns that must be handled in different ways.
If a person has burns from boiling water (mostcommon), you need to follow all the above recommendations. So, it is necessary to cool the skin lesion site, then it will be necessary to apply a sterile, not tight bandage. At the same time it is important to remember that the place of the burn should be carefully freed from excess clothing or jewelry.
If the patient has an acid burn, immediately fieldskin lesions also need to be washed and cooled under running water. The time is the same - about 20 minutes. It is also important to remove all acid-soaked clothing to prevent the problem from spreading. After washing, it is necessary to remove acid residues with a neutralizing agent (water will not cope with this matter).
Consider what should be first aid forelectric shock. First of all, it is necessary to stop the current on the body of the victim. Further, an antiseptic dressing should be applied to the site of the lesion and sedative, anesthetic and cardiac preparations should be given. It is important to remember that after such a burn, symptoms can appear for about three hours (up to a heart attack), so that such a patient should be immediately sent to a medical facility.
Что помогает от ожогов?How can you more quickly deal with their consequences? It is necessary to use special dressings, which are applied immediately after the place of destruction is cooled. They change as needed (mostly once every two days). And since the bandages contain most often silver, hydrogel, etc., they significantly shorten the patient's healing process.
If, however, it was not possible to find such a dressing in the pharmacy, you can dampen the gauze with paraffin (this is important so that the dressing does not stick) and apply it to the site of the burn.
Если спросить у бабушек, как оправиться от ожога at home, they will surely say that the place of injury should be smeared with vegetable oil, beaten eggs or cream. However, doctors do not recommend this. After all, if you apply such funds directly after injury, the healing process will be longer. In addition, the risk of scars that will remain on the skin for life increases.
Regarding ointments, gels or other means,which is based on antibiotics, the situation is the same. If previously these tools were widely used, then modern research says that this is not necessary. After all, the process of wound healing will be longer.
Very often on the skin of the victim occursblister from burns (if it is a burn ІІ and further degrees). So, you need to understand that it is impossible to break through, tear and in any way violate its integrity. After all, a blister occurs in order to naturally protect the place of a burn from infection by various microorganisms. This formation will not last long on the skin and will open itself in about a couple of days.
How to get rid of burns at home?This can be done quite simply. Every two days you will need to change the bandage, while examining the site of the defeat. You also need to remember that nothing this area on the skin does not need to lubricate, you can not cauterize iodine or alcohol-containing drugs. So rather, the healing process will take place and complete recovery will come. If, over the course of a couple of weeks, the burn has not healed, it is necessary to seek help from a doctor.
If burns from boiling water or another source are improperly or insufficiently treated, an infection can get into the wound. The following symptoms will indicate this:
In such cases, you should definitely seek medical help.
In most cases, help with thermal burn can be provided at home, there is no need to go to a medical facility. However, you should visit the doctor in the following cases:
If a child has suffered from a burn, you should seek medical help immediately (after rendering first aid).
