Burns

How to Care for a Child With a Burn

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Burns affect over one million Americans each year, leading to the hospitalization of nearly 40,000 children. They are among the most common preventable injuries that your child may receive. Most minor burns may be treated in the home. However, it ... more »

How to Cool a Chili burn

By Daisy Ma

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Which poor soul hasn't had a small but mighty chili set the roof of one's mouth and tongue ablaze from the last Thai or Indian delicacy? Here's one sure "fire" way to take the sting out of the burn. How milk neutralizes the sting is in ... more »

How to Find First Aid Information Online

By Hillary Marshall

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The internet is an invaluable resource in many situations, including when you or someone around you needs first aid. There is an abundance of useful first aid advice all over the internet, but as with anything certain sites stand out above the ... more »

How to Stay Safe in the Sun

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Whenever we expose ourselves to the harmful rays of the sun we must be very careful to protect ourselves from the potentially dangerous effects from overexposure and take certain precautions to prevent dehydration, sunburn and heat stroke. It is ... more »

How to Treat a Burn

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Most minor burns will heal on their own without the intervention of a physician or hospital. Home treatment may be the only thing required to relieve the symptoms of a burn and help in the healing process. Contact a medical professional if you ... more »

How to make Aloe gel

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Scrapes, burns, cuts we all get them at one time or another. Now there is a way to make your own soothing gel to treat them at a fraction of the price that you would pay for it in the stores... more »

How to Treat Mouth Burn

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Mouth burn occurs when something searing hot, such as pizza cheese or a scalding sip of coffee, touches your upper palate or inner cheek. Once the tissue is damaged, you can expect swelling, blistering lesions, and moderate pain. Follow these ... more »

How to heal a wound with honey

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Honey has natural healing properties, containing antibiotic compounds that fight infections in even difficult-to-heal wounds... more »

How to Treat Sunburn

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Millions of people have experience sunburn at varying degrees at least once in their lives. Of course it is better to be prepare and prevent getting sunburn but when it happens this the symptoms from sunburn can be unpleasant and uncomfortable. ... more »

How to Apply First Aid to a Burn

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Depending on the severity of the burn received, certain first aid steps may be applied to help ease the pain of the burn victim. Review these steps with your family on a regular basis to be prepared should a burn emergency occur... more »

How to Assess a Burn Injury

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Assessing the severity of a burn is an important part of determining how to treat the burn, as well as deciding whether to evacuate the victim... more »

How to Recover From Treatment of a Third-Degree Burn

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Recovery can be slow and challenging, especially if third-degree burns occur on the face or genitals, or cover more than 10 percent of the body. Every system in the body plays a role in healing... more »

How to Soothe a Burnt Tongue

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That soup just smelled too good to wait for it to cool, didn't it? If you're a big coffee or tea consumer you've probably burnt your tongue once or twice before and know that it wont feel the same for another day or two, unless you do something ... more »

How to Soothe a Sunburn

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Ouch! You fell asleep on the beach and now you're in some serious pain. The sun bakes your skin just as a fire does, and when you expose your skin for too long, it will burn. Here's how to soothe those lobster-red body parts... more »

How to Treat an Electrical Burn

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Electrical burns occur when an electric current courses through the body. This may result in unseen internal burns, as well as burns on the surface of the skin. Knowing how to react when someone is injured by an electrical burn can mean the ... more »

How to Know the Different Degrees of Burns

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Burns can be caused by heat, hot liquids, strong chemicals, electricity and radiation. They are classified by the amount of body surface that has been burned, the burn degree, and their depth or thickness... more »

How to treat a burn

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Before you apply burn ointment--try this instead!!!.. more »

How to Treat a Burn in the Wilderness

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Burns are among the most painful and dangerous of soft tissue injuries. Quick and thorough treatment is of the essence... more »

How to Treat a Chemical Burn

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Chemical burns can be sustained when an individual comes in contact with any substance that may cause a reaction with the skin. These substances can be anything from hot chili peppers to highly toxic chemicals... more »

How to Treat Heat Burns

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The treatment of burns caused by heat varies according to the degree of the burn. A first-degree burn or a small second-degree burn are considered minor burns. A serious burn is classified as a large second-degree burn or a third-degree burn... more »

How to Treat Second- and Third-Degree Burns

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All moderate to severe burns should be cared for properly to reduce the chance of infection or scarring. Burn victims should be taken to an emergency room, particularly for burns on the face, neck or genitals... more »

How to Treat a Hot Pepper Burn

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After making your famous chili or smokin' hot salsa, your hands may feel like you roasted them over a Bunsen burner. Once capsicum oil meets skin, it can be very difficult to stop the burning. A few simple steps will turn down the heat... more »

How to Treat a Treadmill Burn

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Slipping and falling off of a treadmill during your workout can give new meaning to the term "burning rubber." Unfortunately, this type of burn is painful. Fortunately, with the proper care and time to heal, the burn will go away... more »

How to Treat Sunburn

By Hillary Marshall

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Sunburn is a literal pain. It makes your skin hot, sensitive to touch and leaves you generally feeling unwell. Knowing how to identify the severity of your sunburn, learning how to treat your sunburn at home and determining when to seek ... more »

How to make a gel cold pack

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Those gel cold packs can have many more uses than perhaps people realize. Aside from being thrown into coolers and lunch bags, they can be placed on bruises and scrapes, or used to cool off from summer heat. Sunburns, headaches, bug bites, and ... more »

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