First aid: how to treat a chemical burn
In Makeufits you already have repeatedly provided some first aid tips for how to act in situations involving damage to your body and you can help in different ways.
We have thus seen from how to treat a spider bite and tips to treat insect bites to which are the fundamental elements that have to have a kit and what first aid to children more effectively.
This time we will give you new tips and first aid so you know how to treat a chemical burn , one produced by a toxic product or a substance which harms the skin artificially.
Chemical Burns
Chemical burns will recognize as those that occur as a result of skin contact with chemicals and artificial burn wounds and produce the same. Sometimes these burns can become dangerous.
So it is important to know what to do about burn chemistry. Also the faster you acted better as chemical burns are characterized by progress and become worse as time goes on, expanding and increasing pain.
Just burn occurs does the following things as soon as possible:
Rinse and ask for help
We should immediately flush skin and the affected area quickly but carefully to expand to other parts of the substance.
Rinse the area with cold water and if possible with a strong power for about 10 to 15 minutes. The skin has already suffered the burn so it is very important to remove the substance, but big and meticulous care not to increase the damage to the power of running water.
The strong power will help remove the substance but can also lift and remove just as burned skin, so if it is not safe do not use much power.
Ideally, the emergency calls while washing the area and should be very careful with your eyes. A burn of this type in eye surgery often requires the addition as to the skin; it can collapse and become deeper. Quick call the professionals!
Cover the wound
After that is accomplished by removing all the harmful substance can bind up the area must also carefully and maintaining maximum concentration and calm as possible.
The dressing should be appropriate, should be properly cleaned and sanitized as it should, with this cover the entire area suffered the wound and protect it from any other damage, infection or any harmful exposure.
Keep your heat
After the injury and the accident may go into shock and even more if the burn is deep and intense pain so it is important to remain calm and especially temperature.
To keep your heat wrap yourself in a sheet or blanket with you to cover and protect from the cold, trying not to go into shock.
Monitors the situation
When the burns are small and some may heal quickly without even a medical professional but it is very important to know that substance is, what are the dangers and what effect you are producing.
In cases where burns are large, deep, different colors occur in the skin, cloud vision or other problems arise, physicians should act quickly and the more information faster will have the right choice.
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