First-Aid and Treatment of Burns
- Remove patient from source of burn.
- Remove smoldering or contaminated clothes.
- Apply cold running water over the burnt area.
- Cover the victim with clean dry cloth or cling-film.
- Elevate the patient.
Treatment of Burns
- Cleaning
- Dressing with non-adherent paraffin gauze
- Medication in the form of cream
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Full thickness wounds
Immediate excision and skin grafting give good results in the long run. Donor skin may be taken from, other unaffected areas, from a relative, from skin banks or from the skin of pigs which are normally compatible with human skin (xenograft).
General treatment
- Relieve pain with intravenous pain relievers or local anaesthetic creams
- Fluid replacement into the body to compensate the fluid loss
- Therapy to combat infection that can occur in the burnt area
- Anti microbial therapy
- Nutritional support
