What to do if you burn your throat

After throat burns should be selected according to the degree of tissue damage, anti-infection, anti-inflammation, guaranteeing respiratory patency and systemic treatment. 1. In mild patients, the damage is only above the vocal folds area, and patients may have hoarseness and sore throat, accompanied by sore throat and difficulty in swallowing. The main use of anti-infection, reduce or eliminate mucosal swelling. Such as cleaning the mouth, removing oral and pharyngeal secretions, nebulized inhalation glucocorticoids, such as budesonide suspension, systemic antibiotic therapy, such as amoxicillin, ceftriaxone and so on. 2. Medium-sized injury above the level of tracheal ridge, at this time, in addition to the clinical manifestations of light-type there are irritating cough, shortness of breath. In addition to light treatment measures, those who have respiratory distress or are expected to have respiratory distress should have tracheal intubation or tracheotomy as early as possible. 3. Heavy damage has reached the bronchial tubes and alveoli, in addition to medium clinical manifestations, clinically severe cough, pus and blood sputum. In addition to medium-sized therapeutic measures should be systemic high-dose use of antibiotics, strengthen the care after tracheotomy, timely control of lung infection and pulmonary edema, anti-shock, maintain the water-electrolyte balance, to protect the function of the main organs of the body. If the throat is burned, should promptly seek medical attention, by a specialist doctor systematic examination to clarify the degree of illness, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment.