Burns

It looks like a combination of a red patch and a blister.

Fire!

do not wash the area.

do not put any thing on the area such as oitment, cream or lotions.

cover loose dressing so it wont stick in the area to avoid infection.

ask for help bring the patient to the hospital as soon you 've done the first aid

Don't use ice as it could cause more damage to the skin. Don't cover the burnt area with anything sticky. Don't burst any blisters.

No, if the bottle says do not ingest, then that probably means it should'nt enter your body in any way.

Sunburn is a first degree burn. Also known as superficial, a first degree burn will have redness.

When someone lights a match they have started a small fire. This fire burns at two thousand flames per second.

Heat

On a superficial burn, the nerve endings are still there. In deep burns they are gone.

Your shoulders and face are the most common places to have sunburn. You should always put extra sunscreen on these two parts of the body. There is really no need to apply sunscreen on your legs, unless you burn easily and have a very pale skin pigment.

There are not many things you would not do. Unlike a 3rd degree, you can put gels on it.

A type of burn that requires immediate medical treatment due to the location of the burn would be on the face, hands and feet, and genitalia. Face, genitalia, hands, and feet all require prompt attention. The face and genitalia because of their connections to the nervous system, the hands and feet because of their location at the far points of the circulatory system.

Never use butter or margarine for a burn - aside from the salt content in some products, they retain heat and can actually make the burn worse. Also, the grease can allow bacteria to grow more readily, making it more susceptible to infection.

You can use milk as a compress, particularly for acid burns - milk is a neutralizing agent (it's also great for dealing with spicy foods that burn your tongue). Just make sure you rinse it off.

Flushing it with cool (not cold) water as fast as possible will also lessen the damage. When I had 3rd degree acid burns to my face and arm several years ago, it was my quick reaction in getting water on it that kept the damage from being more severe. Though I've got scarring, it's minimal - only minor pigmentation difference. Military and Industrial training drilled that instinct into me over the years, and it saved me from reconstructive surgery.

Believe it or not, Preparation H is also a great healing accelerant for burns. It has a yeast derivative that speeds up the healing process by several days.

Start running warm water over the area you will be burning. Then slowly but steadily increase the heat. Hold the area in the stream of water for about three minutes until your body is numb to the heat. Then pull the area out of the water, and quickly do the deed.

Third degree burns are deep burns that can cause loss of skin. Any time you're dealing with loss of skin, you run the risk of infection.

For additional information on the degrees of burns follow the related link below.

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.

As an injury a thermal burn. As a treatment to stop bleeding cauterization.

you can get a burn by the water if the water is to hot.

A second degree burn is red with blisters. Third degree burns have a black charred appearance. Second degree burns are also more painful because they have highly damaged the nerves, however the nerves can still feel. Third degree burns have burned so deeply that the nerves no longer feel.

1st degree burns are basically sunburns. Only the outer layer has been damaged and it's very easy to treat and recovers very well. The only thing about 1st degree burns, is that they can hurt much much worse than 2nd or even 3rd. You can treat it by putting medicated cream, aloe vera, and cool clothes.

A lot of times when under stress, some folks absent-mindedly scratch at an area on their arms repeatedly... After a while --as the skin area scratched attemps to heal from the 'chronic' irritation of scratching-- that area begins to thicken in self-defense, turns purple, and the cycle continues... If this is the case, get some 1% Hydrocortizone and apply several times a day to the affected area. If not... see your dermatologist...

There are four degrees of frostbite, first being the least severe, fourth being the most.

First degree is burning or throbbing pain, second is numbness, third shows broken blisters, and fourth actually looks mummified. ■

* 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.