At first, everything burns are sterile. Because they arise from exposure to high temperatures. But the next moment to arise burned skin inflammation. Burn into a wound that is open to any germs. So anything that is considered by some "advisors", suitable for the relief of pain in the burned area may, on the contrary, become a source of infection.
most effective way for any burns - a cooling of burned surface. All that will be on hand: cold water, snow, ice from the fridge or any frozen food from him. But preferably in the package. Cold stops the unwanted processes. Burned tissue as it fall into a state of suspended animation. Pain, too, at any time ceases.
After the first steps of the burn is processed in accordance with the degree of burn. Sign of first-degree burns - redness and slight swelling of the skin. Should handle it weak (pale pink) with a solution of potassium permanganate. If the burn area is small, and this can be limited. In the opposite case we need to impose Burns ointment or spray process (3-4 times a day). For burns, it is desirable to have in your home medicine cabinet spray alazol or panthenol. There is still a very good ointment - Liniment BHT. She has not only wound healing effect, but also prevents the penetration of the burn into the deeper layers of skin.
Summer the highest number of burns from the stove and the sun. Known to pull many ladies to sunburn. First aid for these burns should also be maximum cooling. You can jump into the water, around which to sunbathe. Good with yogurt and kefir.
should not be used for sun burns liquid containing alcohol. Many people believe that enough to wipe red cologne, as will all pass. They are mistaken. Cologne is evenmoreirritation to the skin.
Can use cologne just for the so-called point-burn. When a match rebounds a piece of burning sulfur and gets on your skin.
If you have a second-degree burn, it is usually accompanied by formation of blisters. A thin film blister can disaspt in any case. The surface underneath is very painful. It can only be accurately sterilized instasment to pierce the shell and release the liquid is in it.
On such a burn, too, should be imposed ointment alazol, panthenol or liniment BHT. Cover with a thin layer of ointment burn itself or a sterile gauze and then attach it to the wound. Then you tie it all a gauze bandage. Not to close the burn patch, it will complicate access of air. A wound for wound needs oxygen. The bandage should be changed every day. If she prisohla - soak in a solution Frc or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. When the wound starts to heal, the bandage can be removed. These burns are usually a couple of weeks. All these measures can be applied at home, if you burned a small skin surface. Extensive burns should be treated as a doctor. Moreover, there are burns, which must also be sure to consult specialists. For instance, if improperly treated burns on the hands, after the healing of severe scarring can appear. They are not only ugly, but they can interfere with movement of hands. Well, about the person I just can not say.
Third-degree burns form the wound is completely devoid of the upper layers of the skin. May suffermoredeeply lying tissue. Immediately after an injury such burns look like light gray or light brown skin, slightly plotnovatye to the touch. There is no self should not be, only in the hospital.
In Moscow there is a four-hour duty in burn centers Institute. Sklifosovsky and 36 urban hospital. There can be accessed by, without any directions and causing the ambulance ".
Ludmila Kochubey