do you put your hand in warm or cold water after its been burned?
2007-12-17 15:47:00 · 10 answers · asked by cassie<3 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Superficial burns or 1st degree affect the outer layers of the skin, causing pain redness and swelling.
Partial thickness or 2nd degree affect the (epidermis) outer and underlying skin surfaces, causing pain, redness, swelling and blistering.
Full thickness extends into the deeper tissues called the dermis, causing brown or blackened skin, which may have some blistering on the outer edges of the burn.
Burns are susceptible to infection if not treated correctly, and blister should never be pricked, as this may cause an infection to the wound.
Management of all three burns
Cool the burnt area in cool running water, for a minimum of 10 minutes, or place the burnt area in a large bowl of water with ice added, but in direct contact with the skin. The water will halt the burning process.
Remove any jewellery
Cover the area with NON- Stick dressing
Seek medical attention if the burn involves airways, faces hands or genitals, or if the burn is bigger than the victim's hand then call an ambulance immediately.
DO NOT
Apply lotions, oily dressings (butter)
Prick / break blisters
Give alcohol to drink
Over-cool casualty (shock)
Use cotton wool, adhesive dressings etc.
on burn.
If you have no non-stick dressing use cling wrap, as this will protect the burn, from infection, and act as a second skin.
The reason why we;
Don't apply creams, Makes it hard for doctors to assess for the burn properly.
Don't break or burst blisters - Increase the risk of infection.
Don't give alcohol - Increase shock.
Don't use cotton wool or adhesive dressing - Is they stick to burn and hard to remove.
However any type of a burn on an older person or a very young child, need to be assessed by a doctor, to ensure all is well.
2007-12-17 17:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by Georgie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of burn. For most, cold water works fine, but if it blistering or the skin is burned off, you need to go to a hospital to get it treated correctly or you can make it worse.
2007-12-17 15:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keep in cold water to control the pain. If it's not serious, go to your local pharmacy and have the pharmacist verify your injury. Usually zinc oxide cream applied to the area will do the trick with gauze wraps. If it's serious, go to the emergency room right now.
2007-12-17 15:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT PUT ICE, OIL, or BUTTER on it, this will not help and may make it worse. cold running water for 15min is the best, it needs to be running.
if it is over a large area, get in a cold shower for 15min.
if fabric is on top of burnt area, do not remove yourslef, get a medical professional to remove
2007-12-17 23:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
put your hand under cold water for 5-10minutes till its numb, then if u see a blister put a plaster on it. if its worse then go to the doctors
2007-12-18 08:26:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cold water for five or fifteen minutes. Do not put any oil based lubricants.
2007-12-17 15:54:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
stick it under cold running water until you feel relief
2007-12-17 16:07:15 · answer #7 · answered by tanitsushokan 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Listen to Georgie he got it together.
2007-12-18 03:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by Medic 21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice and aloe vera.
2007-12-17 15:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by bushnana 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
put ice on it and then put oitment on it
2007-12-17 15:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋