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Burns

March 11, 2019 by Sandelin Sikes

Symptoms:

  • Blisters
  • Pain
  • Peeling skin
  • Red skin
  • Shock
  • Swelling
  • White or charred skin

Causes:

  • Fire
  • Hot liquid or steam
  • Hot metal or other objects
  • Electrical current
  • Radiation
  • Sunlight or other UV radiation
  • Chemicals

Treatments:

  • Depends on location and severity of burns
  • Minor burns can be treated at home
    • Cool the burn with cool water or a cool compress, don’t apply ice to burn as it causes further damage to the tissue
    • Remove ring or other tight items
    • Don’t break blisters
      • If they break, clean area with water
      • Apply an antibiotic lotion
    • Apply lotion with aloe or moisturizer once burn is completely cooled to prevent drying
    • Bandage burn
    • Take pain reliever
  • Serious burns involve medications, wound dressings, therapy and surgery (skin grafts)
    • Burn creams
    • Dry gauze bandages
  • Goal of treatment is to control pain, remove dead tissue, prevent infection, reduce risk of scarring and to regain function

When to see a Doctor:

  • Burns covering feet, hands, face,  groin, buttocks, major joint or large area of body (more than 10%)
  • Deep burns
  • Burns causing skin to look leathery
  • Burns that are charred or have patches of black, brown or white
  • Chemical or electricity burns
  • Difficulty breathing or burns to airway
  • Signs of infection in the burn
  • Burn or blister thats large or doesn’t heal in two weeks

Burn Treatment Centers

  • Grady Burn Center
  • Joseph M. Still Burn Center
  • Hospitals

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