Burn+Injuries

**Signs/Symptoms:**
**-** Minor burns can be painful and can casue reddening and blistering to the skin, while severe burns are painless and causes white or charred areas. - First-degree burns are mild and only injure or impact the outer layer of your skin, your skin becomes red, but will turn white when touched. It also may be painful to touch. - Second degree burnsare deeper and more severe and very painful, blisters may form on the burned area and this type of burn can take up to two weeks to heal. - Third degree burns are even deeper, involving all layers of skin which actually kills that particular area of skin. Because nerves and blood vesssels are damaged, they appear white and leathery and tend to berelitavely painless. - Also following these symptoms the casualty may also suffer from smoke inhalation and/or respiratory

** Treatment: **
- Do not cover the casualty, this could dangerously lower their body temperature. - Do not remove anything sticking to the burn becasue this may cause further damage and cause infection - Do not touch or interfere with the injured area - Do not burst blisters - Do not apply lotions, ointment, or fat to the injury. - Lay the casualty down, protecting the burned area from contact with the ground, if possible  - Treat the wound with large amounts of preferably ice cold water as quickly as possible. Thorough cooling may take 10 minutes or more, but this must not delay the casualty’s transmission to hospital. - While cooling the burns, check airway, breathing, and pulse, and be prepared to resuscitate. - Gently remove any rings, watches, belts, shoes, or smouldering clothing from the injured area, before it starts to swell. Carefully remove burned clothing unless it is sticking to the burn. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Cover the injury with a sterile burns sheet or other suitable non-fluffy material, to protect from infection. A clean plastic bag or kitchen film may be used. Burns to the face should be cooled with water, not covered. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Ensure that the emergency service is on its way. While waiting, treat the casualty for shock. Monitor and record breathing and pulse, and resuscitate, if necessary. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Pain killers will be needed and the stronger the better.