| Burns, and scalds are common types of
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| | are eighteen percent each, and each leg
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| injuries that a first aid provider will
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| | is fourteen percent.What not to do for a
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| have to deal with. Because they result in
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| | burnAll burns are easily susceptible to
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| tissue damage and in come cases
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| | infection and further injury. In some
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| destruction they are also one of the most
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| | cases the casualty may not feel pain (as
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| painful, and difficult injuries to heal.
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| | in 3rd degree burns where the nerves have
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| However with prompt, proper treatment
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| | been destroyed). There are some basic
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| when the injury happens this trauma can
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| | precautions you should follow with regard
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| be reduced.Types of Burns:Burns can be
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| | to all burns:
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| caused in numerous ways, but they can
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| | Don't breathe, cough, or touch a burn.
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| essentially be grouped into four classes.
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| | Don't break any blisters.
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| HeatAs expected this is the most common
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| | Don't remove clothing that is stuck.
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| type of burn and can be caused by any
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| | Don't use butter, or oily dressings on a
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| sufficiently hot object. Scalds are a
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| | burn. The only exception is sunburn
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| type of heat burn caused by a liquid,
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| | lotion on a minor sunburn.
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| steam or conceivably both. For example
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| | Don't cover burns with cotton, wool, or
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| water at 66 degrees celcius can burn a
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| | adhesive dressings.
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| childs skin in two
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| | Don't cool the casualty too much. When
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| seconds.ChemicalChemical burns are very
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| | burn is cooled, wrap casualty to prevent
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| serious, as the chemical continues to
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| | shock.
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| burn as long as the chemical is on the
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| | What to do for a burn
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| skin. Acids, alkalis, phenols, and
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| | Inform casualty you are first aid
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| phosphorus can cause them. Most chemical
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| | trained, and ask if you can assist
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| burns are treated as critical burns.
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| | them.Everybody has the right not to be
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| Common items around the house that can
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| | touched by others. When you are offering
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| cause chemical burns are oven cleaner,
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| | first aid this must be respected. You
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| drain cleaner.ElectricalResult from
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| | should always identify yourself as
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| contact with an electric current. While
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| | someone who is first aid trained, and
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| heat is the actual agent that causes the
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| | then ask if you can help.The casualty can
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| burn, electrical burns are normally
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| | say "Yes" or otherwise indicate their
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| treated differently because of the
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| | consent. They can do nothing, but not
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| electrical factor. All are treated as
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| | prevent you from assisting. If there are
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| critical burns.RadiationSunburn is likely
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| | relations present they can also give
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| the most common type of radiation burn
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| | consent. If it is a child, and their
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| that most people are familiar with, but
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| | parents are not around then you can
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| other sources can be x-rays, the flash
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| | proceed. In all these cases you have
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| from an arc-welder, and exposure to
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| | consent or implied consent to assist.The
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| radioactive material (although this is
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| | casualty also has the right to say "No",
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| rare).
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| | which may sound odd, but they may have
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| The Description of a Burn: Most people
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| | reasons, which you must respect.Cool /
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| have heard of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree
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| | Wash the burnCool the burn with cool
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| burns, but what does this mean? It simply
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| | clean water, until pain is reduced. If
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| refers to the severity of the burn, and
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| | burn was caused by a chemical flush
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| which of the three layers of tissue is
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| | entire area with large amounts of clean
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| burned. First-degree burns affect only
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| | water (twenty minutes or more). If
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| the top layer of skin (the epidermis).
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| | chemical is a dry powder brush off any
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| Second-degree burns affect the first, and
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| | loose chemical before flushing. If eye is
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| second layer (the dermis), and third
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| | involved you may have to hold eye open as
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| degree affects these plus the third layer
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| | casualty may not be able to do
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| (fatty tissue). Third degree burns are
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| | this.Loosen or remove anything on or
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| the most serious.In addition to the above
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| | around the burned area that is tight.This
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| any burn is considered critical if:
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| | is especially important for rings,
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| it was caused by electricity, and most
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| | jewelry, tight clothing, foot wear. Do
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| chemicals
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| | this as soon as possible before the
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| it interferes with breathing (burns on
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| | injury swells. But don't remove anything
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| face, throat, or through inhalation)
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| | that is stuck.Cover with a clean,
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| it is accompanied by soft tissue damage
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| | lint-free dressing.When the pain has been
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| or a fracture.
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| | reduced, cover the burned area with a
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| it is located where the skin bends
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| | clean dressing. Secure it with tape, but
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| (elbows, knees, etc.)
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| | make sure no tape touches the burned
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| the casualty is under two or over fifty
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| | area. If you have access to specialized
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| years of age.
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| | burn dressings then use these according
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| the casualty has other medical
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| | to the package directions.Give on-going
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| conditions (diabetes, seizures, mental
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| | careArrange for medical aid, give first
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| illness, etc.).
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| | aid for shock, make the casualty
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| When a person is burned medical
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| | comfortable, and monitor their condition
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| personnel will normally also give the
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| | until medical aid arrives or they are
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| percentage of the body that was burned.
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| | delivered to a medical
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| There are two main ways of estimating the
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| | facility.ConclusionBurns are likely to be
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| area of a burn. The easiest way is to
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| | one of the more serious injuries that a
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| assume that the size of the casualty's
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| | first aider will encounter. But with
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| palm is equal to one percent of their
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| | proper training and preparations they can
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| body. In general on an average adult this
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| | be easily taken care of, and the patient
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| will equate to eighteen percent each for
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| | will recover.Howard Gibbins is the owner
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| a leg, and the same for either the front
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| | of Ursa Major Consulting which
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| or back surfaces of the trunk. Each arm
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| | specializes in website design and
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| is worth nine percent, as is the head and
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| | internet marketing. He runs a number of
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| neck combined; the remaining one percent
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| | different websites including World Wide
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| is allocated to the genitalia.On a child
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| | First Aid which offers a wide assortment
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| the head and neck combined equal eighteen
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| | of first aid kits, training products, and
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| percent, each arm is again nine percent,
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| | reference materials.
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| the front and back surfaces of the trunk
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