first aid: Burns
Burns
Symptoms: Redness (first-degree burns), blistering (second-degree burns), charring of skin (third-degree burns). Treatment: Cold water may be applied to first- and second-degree burns. All burns should be covered with sterile non-adherent dressings. Chemical burns should be washed with large quantity of water; vinegar may be added to the water for alkali burns, and sodium bicarbonate may be added to the water in case of acid burns.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Wound
- Shock
- Severe Bleeding
- Poisoning
- Heatstroke
- Heat Exhaustion
- Frostbite
- Fractures and Joint Injuries
- Foreign Body in the Eye
- Fainting
- Drowning and Near-Drowning
- Burns
- Bites and Stings
- Asphyxia and Obstruction of Air Passages
- Bibliography
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