There are times when on how quickly you respond to an event, depends on the health and even the life of your baby. One such non-standard everyday situations can become burns.
The most important thing is not to panic, but to act. Strategy of your behavior will depend on what caused the burn. Let's see, what to do in any given situation.
During thermal burns (steam, hot water, fire)
1. The first step is to cool the affected area of skin under cold running tap water for 10-15 minutes.
2. With the body of the affected area need to carefully cut the clothes and apply a sterile bandage to prevent infection control.
3. If necessary, call an ambulance.
4. Wrap the patient in a blanket and give him peace.
In chemical burn everything will depend on what chemical caused the burn:
• If the burn provoked strong acids (Except sulfuric acid), the affected area of the skin as well as in the first case should be thoroughly rinsed with water. It is also possible to neutralize the acid with alkali. At home - a solution of soda (a teaspoon per glass of water).
• The burn caused by caustic? We operate the standard scheme: wash with water and then an alkali extinguish 2% citric acid solution. After treatment, sterile bandage applied.
• Burn quicklime with water to wash in any case it is impossible! Purification wound from lime and processing carried out in any vegetable oil. Once the wound is clean, it also closes a bandage.
When you burn electricity if personal injury is enough to calm the crumbs, wrap up in a blanket and warm up with hot tea. If the child is unconscious, you must:
• Put it on a hard surface;
• turn his head to the side to release the respiratory tract;
• undo the clothes;
• to call an ambulance;
• monitor the pulse and breathing.
