You can, but you're better off using Silvadene cream (Silver Sulfadiazine) as it's typically used in ER's and prescribed for both 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Works well, keeps the area moist and protected, helps promote fast healing (anti-bacterial properties)
Don't put ointment on sunburn... use aloe vera gel (some have lidocane in them...its a numbing agent) cool compresses and take some advil as it is an anti-inflammitory.
No. It is not advisable to use A and D ointment on a 2nd degree burn blister that has split openeven if you do not have bacitracin. you can just run the burn under cool water to avoid infection.
They may get burnt, but not everyone will get the same degree of sunburn (all are 1st or second degree burns). People have differing amounts of melanin in their skin.
It depends where the sunburn is and how big it is. First degree burns might only take three days but it could take as long as 2 weeks.
as for any burn, depending on the severity and dimension. first degree - probably cool off with running water, apply ointment, cover. Second degree - see a doctor.
As aun burn is a first degree burn because the only thing that happens is the skin turns tender and red. There are no blisters of chared flesh, so they cant be a second OS third degree burn.
There are not many things you would not do. Unlike a 3rd degree, you can put gels on it.
In "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, Jonas's second memory is the memory of sunburn. He experiences the painful sensation of sunburn for the first time, as he begins to understand the concept of both physical pain and warmth.
The top layer and the second one
a severely exaggerated reaction to sunlight caused by a new chemical in the skin. The primary symptom is sunburn, which is rapid and can be severe enough to blister (a second degree burn). The chemicals associated with phototoxicity are usually drugs.
There are three classes of burns. First degree, in which the skin is reddened. Second degree, in which the skin is blistered, and third degree, in which the skin is charred. For a third degree burn, go to the emergency room. For first or second degree burns, run cold water over the skin to cool things off. If the skin is not blistered, a topical ointment of xylocaine or benzocaine can be helpful.
A first degree is limited to the epidermis. A second degree burn involves the epidermis and varying depths of the dermis. The skin appendages (hair follicles and sweat glands) are still spared. A first degree burn will generally heal in 3-5 days. A second degree burn may take up to 2-3 weeks.
* A partial thickness burn (second degree) affects both the outer layer of skin and the layer that lies underneath it (the dermis). The skin may have large blisters and the tissue is deep red, wet, and shiny. These burns are very painful.