Burns
Many people suffer from various types of burns. Burns are known to be skin lesions that cause damage; home burns are more common and causes burns. Objects are exposed to hot sources such as strong sunlight, iron, hot liquids, strong friction, or fire. The types of burns vary depending on the cause and severity of the size of the area occupied by the infection, and usually accompanied by a rise in the skin temperature of the affected area with the skin capacity of abrasion, and patients can recover from burns without side effects.
Burn categories
- First-degree burns Cause minimal skin damage as superficial veins that do not affect the outer layer of the skin. These include redness of the skin, slight inflammation accompanied by a tumor, skin flaking, and can be recovered within a short period of three days to six days. These burns on a large area of skin is recommended to see a doctor, especially if the burns on areas as sensitive as the face.
- Second-degree burns are more serious because the damage extends beyond the upper layer of the skin. The signs indicate that the skin becomes very red, bleeding a little from the blood, the appearance of some open blisters, and healed within two to three weeks. Immediately to the seriousness of this category of burns.
- Third-degree burns: They are the worst burns, they cause the greatest possible damage, and extend across all layers of the skin, and damage can reach the bloodstream, organs and bones, which can lead to death, and many believe it is the most painful, but in fact You can feel it only at the beginning due to nerve damage, and signs that the place of injury is overheated, and appear in wax and white, and inflammation, shock, and loss of blood.
Cure burns
- Put cool water on the burn place for about five minutes until the first class burn and 15 minutes for the second class.
- Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which works to relieve pain.
- Apply aloe vera gel or cream to soothe the skin, an extract of cactus beneficial for the treatment of burns.
- Place the cotton around the ice cube, gently rub the place of the burn, and do not put the ice pieces directly on the burn as it exacerbates the inflammation of the burn, as well as avoid the use of home remedies such as eggs, and butter;
- Spray the ground lentil powder over the affected burn area.
- Apply a layer of toothpaste to the burn area, which helps cool the burns.
- Medical treatment for the third class, because in this case needs a medical staff, and a specialist doctor can assess the situation and take care of it.