When a person gets burned for one reason or another, this requires immediate treatment. The first treatment is to determine the degree of incineration, where the doctors and specialists divided the burns into four degrees: First and second degree burns are second degree burns, the third is burns of the third degree and finally the fourth degree burns. Each of these degrees has its own effect and therefore its distinguishing marks distinguish it from other burns.
- Method of distinguishing between burns:
- First degree burns that the skin layer is reddened with the presence of pain and heal these burns within a period of 7 days, and does not change the skin as a result of these burns, the most prominent examples of this type of burns exposure to the sun for a relatively long period of time, Type of burns Place cold water compresses on the burn zones only.
- The second degree of degree of burns is where the layer of dermis occurs in the skin as this type of burns is characterized by a very large incidence of bubbles in the areas of injury, and may be a superficial injury or deep injury, with pain in the burning area.
- In the third degree of burning, all areas of the skin are affected with large changes in it and turning the skin color to brown, a very serious injury to the patient.
- In the fourth degree of burns degrees burns to the internal organs of the body such as bones and muscles.
- Treatment of burns
The entire area of the wound is removed from clothes and others that do not adhere to the wound. The jewelry, watches, necklaces and other things are removed, and then cold water is used. It is an initial aid for burns. Cold water is poured over the burning area for cooling. Between 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and may last for more time depending on the severity of the burn and its gravity, and must be very careful of the iced water is very dangerous. It is usually shown in the case of first-degree burns and second-degree burns. Burns are treated outside the hospital by clearing the wound site, and then a wound ointment is then placed on the wound area, covered with a cord or Bandages where the second-degree wound healing process requires close to two weeks while first-degree burns take about a week to defecate.