Prevention and self-help of burns

  Burn prevention and self-rescue burns are accidental injuries, in many cases are caused by violations of operating procedures, unauthorized operations or improper handling of accidents, so burns can be largely prevented.  1, strict compliance with operating procedures is an important part of the prevention of accidental injury burns. Many of the operating procedures at work are summed up after years of practice, and even the cost of life and blood, must pay attention to and adhere to.       2, always pay attention to check the possible burns hidden danger. Such as: aging gas stove, aging loose electrical appliances and socket joints, unstable thermal fluid device.       3. Proper use of household appliances, such as microwave ovens, water heaters, electric heaters, etc.       4. Correctly deal with accidents at home that may cause fire accidents, such as gas leaks should promptly close the main gate and open windows for ventilation, never turn on electrical switches (including lights, exhaust fans, etc.), and do not dial cell phones at the scene.       5, change the bad habits of life that can easily cause accidental burns. Such as: lying in bed smoking often due to sleepy sleep, cigarette ignited bedding burns; winter long application of electric heating devices (such as: heater) caused by low-temperature burns after falling asleep; even a long time to put the laptop computer on the lap operation can also cause low-temperature burns of the skin.  6, in the case of inexperience, do not easily try risky health care operations. For example: cupping, moxibustion, garlic and other acupressure points with irritating plants, these operations can easily cause skin burns, and sometimes even deep burns.  Young children are often the victims of burns, so families with young children should pay special attention to prevent burns in children.  1, bathrooms and kitchens are common places where burns occur in children, so be sure not to leave children alone in these places.  2, to give young children a bath must be put first cold water and then hot water, hot water mouth temperature should not be higher than 55 ℃ 3, hot water bottles, hot soup, etc. do not put in places where young children can touch 4, do not place a tablecloth on the dining table, so as to avoid children tugging the hot soup on the table knocked over to cause burns 5, in the end hot soup into the door is to greet remind family members to take good care of children to avoid burns caused by rushing 6, do not use empty beverage bottles to store flammable, corrosive liquids, so as not to cause children to accidentally drink 7, do not use the electrical outlets should be closed with a plug to prevent electric shock, to avoid children touch 8, New Year’s Eve fireworks must be watched over children, the correct fire once the burns, to promptly and quickly correct self-help and mutual aid 1, quickly from the source of injury: no matter what the cause of the burns, the first task of on-site first aid Is to immediately detach from the source of injury, to maximize the interruption of the source of injury to the tissue organism further damage.  (1) flame burns: you should quickly take off the burning clothes, or roll on the ground to extinguish the flame, or use the nearest water source to extinguish the fire, or use the non-combustible clothes and covers to extinguish the fire. Do not run and call for help, to avoid aggravating the head and face and respiratory tract injuries. (2) hot liquid burns: should immediately remove the clothing soaked in hot liquid.  (3) chemical burns: there are about 25,000 kinds of chemicals that can cause damage to the human body. The depth of chemical burn wounds depends on the nature, concentration and duration of action of the chemical, the higher the concentration and the longer the time, the more serious the damage. After the injury, you should take off the clothing soaked with chemical substances as soon as possible, and apply a lot of water to rinse. If the injury-causing substance is clear and the site is available, a neutralizing agent can be used to rinse, but the application of neutralizing agents cannot replace the process of rinsing with large amounts of water. It is worth reminding that if the emphasis on the application of neutralizing agents, for the search for neutralizing agents consumed time, is to put the cart before the horse, lost valuable treatment time.  (4) electrical burns: after the occurrence of electrical contact injuries, the first thing is to cut off the power supply, do not touch the casualty without cutting off the power supply, so as not to electrocute themselves. After cutting off the power supply and fire, should check the casualty’s consciousness, breathing and heartbeat, such as respiratory and cardiac arrest phenomenon, should immediately implement artificial respiration and extracardiac massage.  2, early cold therapy: for small and medium-sized shallow burns cold therapy can reduce the heat on the trauma of further damage, rapid relief of pain, and simple and easy to do, is a very important and effective first aid measures for burns site. Specific practice is: the burn trauma under the tap shower or dipped in clean cold water (water temperature to tolerate the casualty shall prevail, generally 15 ~ 20 ℃, summer can be added to the water ice), or with clean cold (ice) water soaked towels, gauze pads and other compresses on the trauma, but too low temperature of cold therapy is also detrimental to the trauma. There is no clear limit to the duration of cold therapy, generally mastered to the extent that the pain is significantly reduced after the cessation of cold therapy, more than 0.5 to 1 hour or longer.  3, protection of the trauma: burn trauma can be covered with clean dressings, towels, sheets, etc. or simple dressing, proper protection to prevent re-contamination. Do not apply unsuitable substances to the burn wound, do not apply drugs at will, such as: unknown doses of antibiotics, disinfectants, etc. to avoid overabsorption poisoning. Do not apply colored drugs, such as red mercury and gentian violet, so as not to hinder the observation of the trauma and the determination of its depth. Do not apply substances that are not easy to remove, such as yellow sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, toothpaste, incense ash, etc., because these substances do not play any therapeutic role on the trauma, but will hinder the clearing of the trauma and increase the chance of contamination of the trauma.  In Taiwan, where fires and burns are common, the five-word principle of “flush, take off, soak, cover and send” was introduced in first aid for burns, and was widely publicized and known to all, with good results. “Flush” is the immediate shower cooling after burns, “off” is to remove the burning or soaked in hot liquid clothing, “bubble” refers to the cold therapy. “Cover” means to cover the wound, and “send” means to transfer to hospital properly.  Therefore, usually familiar with some basic burn prevention and first aid knowledge, to avoid burn damage is very helpful.