Post on 07-Jul-2015
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How to do it yourself
• Step 1: Run cool, running water on burn for 10-15
minutes.
• Press a wrapped up ice pack to burn, don’t press pack
alone directly on the burn.
• Get and take a pain killer.
• Rinse burn with salt solution (salt and warm water) once
an hour.
• Rest wet, black tea bags on burn.
• Purpose: The tannic acid in tea absorbs heat from burn.
• Rub a thin layer of Aloe Vera onto Burn.
• Mix Vinegar with Water and apply to burn once an hour.
• Why Vinegar? Vinegar has disinfectant traits.
• Place Milk on burn for 15 min.
• Wash with water so the milk doesn’t spoil on your burn.
• Rub honey on the burn.
• Purpose: Kills bacteria and absorbs moisture from skin.
Why? This soothes the burn.
• Wrap the burn, may not be required for first degree
burns. Wraps help prevent infection.
• Change daily until burn has healed.
• Apply gauze and NOT Cotton.
• Reason: It will get stuck on and in the burn. Ouch.
• Step 1 Apply pressure to injury, if bleeding greatly:
• Get immediate help
• Determine severity of wound. If:
• You can see structures through the torn skin.
• Have skin torn from wound that needs to be taken off.
• The wound is deep enough to require stitches.
• Get Emergency Help
• Determine other injuries, get medical help when needed.
• Ex: If victim knocked out, suffers confusion, or has limited
joint movement.
• Let the wound bleed a little.
• Purpose: It pushes trapped dirt out of deeper parts of the
wound.
• Wash wound with water.
• Clean rim of wound with soap and wash cloth.
• If you have something stuck in the wound you may need:
• Tweezers and Alcohol
• Rub Antibiotic ointment on the wound.
• Bandage wound with loose dressing, as it keeps the
wound clean.
• It also prevents wound from oozing on clothing and
bedding.
• Change regularly so the bandage won’t stick to wound.
• Wash wound at least once a day with soap and water.
• Change from gauze dressing to moisture barrier covering
a few days after injury.
• Ex: Tegaderm dressing
• Stop covering the wound when it stops oozing.
• This occurs normally around 7-14 days of getting the
injury in moderate case.
• How to Treat a Burn - Wiki How (web article)
• http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-a-Burn
• How to Treat A Road Rash – Wiki How (web article)
• http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-Road-Rash