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How do you treat any degree of burn when running water is nowhere and all one has is a first aid kit?
KarenRehn
I'm an Eagle scout, so I have been taught this over and over. All you simply need to do is apply the antiseptic ointment that should be in your first aid kit, and bandage it. Your burn will be fine.
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What do i treat a burn on my hand with?
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When should you consider medical assistance for burn?
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First of all we have 3 levels of burns:First Degree: redness in the area + minor painSecond Degree: redness + minor to medium pain + white blistersThird Degree: black skin + smell of scorched skin and muscles + Severe to NO pain (the nerves might be too ruined for him to even feel the pain, or the body filled it-self with "self made pain killers")so obviously you treat the worst burn first and only then treat the easier, BUT! some times you will first treat easier burns if they are on special harmful locations including:above an arteryon the cheston the bellyon the neckha
What do you do if you touch dry ice?
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