Summer burn prevention should not be delayed

In the late spring and early summer, the number of patients with burns increased significantly, in addition to the dry weather, many of them are related to psychological factors such as irritability. The burns department every day to see patients than usual increased by more than one-third. Some of the accidental burns have obvious seasonal factors, such as thin clothing. As the first batch of municipal key disciplines, Zibo Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Hospital Burns and Plastic Surgery Department has been undertaking the city and the surrounding areas of burns treatment, currently hospitalized 33 people, mostly for life burns, more than the same period in previous years, so the prevention of burns is particularly important. Burns year-on-year increase of one-third of this year, more than one-third of the burn patients for children scalded, the cause of the injury is mostly to get to the warm water bottle and turn over the high heaters caused by, although currently out of a life-threatening situation, but a lot of scars, to the children’s psyche has also left a shadow, a lot of parental regrets, a deep lesson. Reporters in the ward to see two wards almost into a children’s ward, far away from the child’s cries, a transfer from Zouping, a particularly serious burns child whole body dressings bandages, is receiving fluids, let a person’s heartache, the parents of the scalded this regret: just a moment, the child was severely scalded, forgetting the child’s curiosity about moving, should be a good look at the child. Cui Binghuan, director of the clinic, said: when the child came to shock, not crying, not screaming, severe dehydration, and then a step later the consequences are unimaginable! Elderly burns also accounted for part of the proportion of the elderly in the field when the burn weeds were burned, some of the elderly heating improperly scalded, there are also fire cupping and do physical therapy was burned. Adults burned more and more with the hands and feet, mood impatience related to people’s clothing less and less, by the motorcycle’s exhaust pipe burns clinic also often see such patients. Daily work to prevent electric shock injuries. Enterprise units are injured for novice guard improper and unauthorized operation and equipment aging related, less than in previous years. Some time ago after the rainy days arc burns patients increased, the increase in the number of patients is mostly cloudy and rainy days air humidity wire short-circuit caused by the Zibo City Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Hospital burns plastic surgery ward, the reporter saw two electric burns patients, is currently in the recovery period, Master Li hospitalized some time ago due to electric burns, surgical implantation. He is an old electrician, he did not expect to be burned by the arc face hands. “Just to go to close the gate, so it will be burned, may be the rain made the wire short circuit, too terrible.” Master Li said. The reporter learned that the electrical damage in the clinic there are two types, one is a systemic injury, called electrocution injury, the skin damage is slight, the current into the body immediately spread throughout the body, the main damage to the heart, resulting in hemodynamic changes, which appeared palpitations, dizziness, impaired consciousness, etc., can occur electroconvulsive, and even cardiac arrest. The other is a local injury, electric current in its conduction blocked tissue heat, resulting in tissue protein coagulation or carbonization, thrombosis, etc., known as electrical burns. According to Dr. Qu Yingwei of Burns Department, electrical burns are more common in daily life and work, and serious damage to the human body. Electric burns should first be actively prevented, especially to strengthen the operation of workers, residents, children and primary and secondary school students education; do not buy, do not use unqualified electrical products; in the maintenance of the power supply, the power switch by a person responsible for guarding. Daily life to prevent burns. Must maintain a good state of mind, especially the care of children can not be sloppy, must have to prevent children’s awareness of burns, do not let the tragedy repeat. Hot water bottles, kettles, hot water cups saucepans, congee pots, hot pots and so on are dangerous heat sources, these should be put into the children can not reach the place; hot soup, hot water or just brewed hot tea, coffee, do not put on the edge of the table; holding hot food, do not hold the children at the same time; cooking, do not let the children close to the stove or alone into the kitchen; pots and pans handle should be facing the side of the back, do not expose the stove outside; the use of electric hot pots and pans, When using electric hot pots, electric teapots, electric cups and other heat generating appliances, children should be made aware of the dangers beforehand and pay attention to their actions at all times; pay attention to the location of the wires of these electrical appliances, so as not to bring over the electric heater when the child pulls or trips over it; when putting in the bath water, put in the cold water first and then hot water, and the adults should try the temperature of the water before putting the young children into the water; hot water faucets should be taken as a certain measure so as not to prevent the young children from scalded themselves by turning on the hot water faucet; do not leave young children in the bathroom alone; the home hit the water, and then put them into the water; do not let children in the bathroom alone; do not let children in the kitchen alone. Place children in the bathroom; home lighters, matches, etc. should be placed in a high place; sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, insecticides, glue and other items, should also be placed in a place where young children can not get; do not pile up paint, gasoline and other flammable substances at home. Two ways to deal with burns Once scalded by hot water, chemical burns or flame burns, the patient should take the first step. The first thing to do is to get away from the source of the danger, and in the case of small burns, the first thing to do is to use cold water to cool down the treatment, and then use the flow of water to rinse the wound repeatedly for 30 minutes or more. Attention to wound protection, with a wet towel on the wound, do not apply dog oil, purple potion, anti-inflammatory powder, soy sauce with pigmented things, etc.; the second step is to go to the hospital as soon as possible.