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Run the burn under cool or lukewarm water for 20 minutes as soon as possible after the injury. Never use ice or iced water. Remove any clothing or jewellery near the burnt area of skin. However, if anything is stuck to the burnt skin then leave it there, as removing it could cause more damage. Lay cling film over the burn.
Burns and scalds are damage to the skin usually caused by heat. Both are treated in the same way. A burn is caused by dry heat – by an iron or fire, for example. A scald is caused by something wet, such as hot water or steam. Burns can be very painful and may cause: red or peeling skin. blisters. swelling. white or charred skin.
Oct 20, 2023 · Keep hot liquids and food away from the edges of tables and counters. Use a back burner when cooking on the stove. Turn pot handles away from the front of the stove. Keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and in every bedroom.
- Burns are categorized into three types based on their severity: first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree. First-degree burns only affect the o...
- Burns can be classified based on their source. Thermal burns are caused by exposure to heat sources such as flames, hot liquids, or steam. Chemical...
- Minor burns can be treated by stopping the burning using cool running water, removing rings or other tight items from the burned area, applying bur...
- You should seek medical attention for burns that are deep, appear charred or have patches of white, brown, or black, cover the hands, feet, face, g...
- Over-the-counter options for minor burn care include Silvadene or “silver sulfadiazine”, Neosporin, Bacitracin, and Aloe vera.
- Natural remedies for burn relief include Aloe Vera, Vaseline, and cool compresses. However, some natural remedies like ice, butter and oil, egg whi...
- Burn scars can be minimized and managed by keeping the burn clean and moisturized, covering the burn with a bandage, and changing the bandage daily...
- Some home safety tips to prevent burns include keeping hot liquids and food away from the edges of tables and counters, using a back burner when co...
- Key Facts
- Overview
- The Problem
- Some Country Data
- Economic Impact
- Who Is at Risk?
- In Which Settings Do Burns occur?
- Prevention
- Who Response
An estimated 180 000 deaths every year are caused by burns. The vast majority occur in low- and middle-income countries.Non-fatal burn injuries are a leading cause of morbidity.Burns occur mainly in the home and workplace.Burns are preventable.A burn is an injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals. Thermal (heat) burns occur when some or all the cells in the skin or other tissues are destroyed by: 1. hot liquids (scalds) 2. hot solids (contact burns) 3. flames (flame burns).
Burns are a global public health problem, accounting for an estimated 180 000 deaths annually. The majority of these occur in low- and middle-income countries and almost two thirds occur in the WHO African and South-East Asia Regions. In many high-income countries, burn death rates have been decreasing, and the rate of child deaths from burns is cu...
In India, over 1 million people are moderately or severely burnt every year.Nearly 173 000 Bangladeshi children are moderately or severely burnt every year.In Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt and Pakistan, 17% of children with burns have a temporary disability and 18% have a permanent disability.Burns are the second most common injury in rural Nepal, accounting for 5% of disabilities.Direct care costs for burns vary widely but tend towards being generally expensive with a 2014 systematic review finding a mean total healthcare cost per burn patient of US$ 88 218 (range US$ 704–717 306). In South Africa an estimated US$ 26 million is spent annually for care of burns from kerosene (paraffin) cookstove incidents. Indirect costs suc...
Gender
Females have slightly higher rates of death from burns compared to males according to the most recent data. This contrasts with the usual injury pattern, where rates of injury for the various injury mechanisms tend to be higher in males than females. The higher risk for females is associated with open fire cooking, or inherently unsafe cookstoves, which can ignite loose clothing. Open flames used for heating and lighting also pose risks, and self-directed or interpersonal violence are also fa...
Age
Along with adult women, children are particularly vulnerable to burns. Burns are the fifth most common cause of non-fatal childhood injuries. While a major risk is improper adult supervision, a considerable number of burn injuries in children result from child maltreatment.
Regional factors
There are important regional differences in burn rates. 1. Children under 5 years of age in the WHO African Region have over 2 times the incidence of burn deaths than children under 5 years of age worldwide. 2. Boys under 5 years of age living in low- and middle-income countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region are almost 2 times as likely to die from burns as boys living in the WHO European Region. 3. The incidence of burn injuries requiring medical care is nearly 20 times higher in t...
Burns occur mainly in the home and workplace. Community surveys in Bangladesh and Ethiopia show that 80–90% of burns occur at home. Children and women are usually burned in domestic kitchens, from upset receptacles containing hot liquids or flames, or from cookstove explosions. Men are most likely to be burned in the workplace due to fire, scalds, ...
Burns are preventable. High-income countries have made considerable progress in lowering rates of burn deaths, through a combination of prevention strategies and improvements in the care of people affected by burns. Most of these advances in prevention and care have been incompletely applied in low- and middle-income countries. Increased efforts to...
WHO is promoting interventions that have been shown to be successful in reducing the incidence of burns. The Organization is also supporting the development and use of a global burn registry for globally harmonized data collection on burns and increased collaboration between global and national networks to increase the number of effective programme...
Last revised in January 2023. Scenario: First aid and initial management: Covers first aid measures and initial management of a burn or scald in primary care. Scenario: Managing non-complex burns: Covers the primary care management of non-complex burns. The content on the NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries site (CKS) is the copyright of Clarity ...
If you notice any signs of sunburn, such as hot, red and painful skin, move into the shade or preferably inside. Take a cool bath or shower for 10 minutes to cool down the burnt area of skin. Apply aftersun lotion to the affected area to moisturise, cool and soothe it. Don't use greasy or oily products.
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Cool the affected area immediately by running it under cool water or applying a cold, wet compress. Do not apply ice to a burn. Apply petroleum jelly or aloe vera gel a few times a day to help soothe and protect the skin. Consider taking over-the-counter pain medicine (such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen) to ease pain.
