The occurrence of burns in the household is quite common. Could be due to a scalded while making tea, accidentally touching a hot frying pan while cooking, or even splashing hot oil when frying.
Burns that occur can be divided into 4 levels, among others:
• The initial level only in the form of redness of the skin, called first-degree burns.
• If the affected skin deeper, called second-degree burns, the skin not only redness but also arise bullae or what we call the blister, ie lentingan in skin exposed to heat and filled with fluid.
• If the affected skin deeper called third-degree burns.
• When more severe ie degree burns 4.
In an accident at home, the most common are burns degree 1 and 2. If this happened to you, do not panic. There are a few things you can do immediately at home shortly after the accident before being taken to the nearest clinic:
There are a few things you can do immediately at home shortly after the accident before being taken to the nearest clinic.
1. First, rinse the affected skin with heat.
2. Rinse the affected skin with water heat until no pain anymore. Usually, rinsing for 15-30 minutes can stop the pain.
3. The water used can reduce the temperature of the skin and stop the burning process that continues to occur in the skin so as to prevent the occurrence of more severe tissue damage.
4. You can put the heat to the affected area in a bucket of water. But do not use ice or ice water because it can cause tissue damage.
5. Remove the jewelry is used so that when the skin is exposed to the swelling or blistering heat, the jewelry does not interfere with treatment.
6. Once the pain is gone, burns happen to be washed.
7. Wash hands before washing the wound.
8. Do not touch lentingan already broken because infection can arise.
9. To lentingan are not broken, do not break them.
10. Clean with soap and water. Then dry slowly.
11. Once it can be given an antibiotic ointment on injured skin.
12. Do not put foreign objects such as butter or toothpaste on injured skin because it can cause an infection.
