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If you or the person who has been burned cannot be seen by an emergency professional within a reasonable amount of time, use of homeopathic remedies can help reduce shock and pain in the interim.
Burns are caused by heat, friction, or chemicals. Scalds are caused by hot liquids. With severe and/or extensive burns, shock and infection are of concern, and any burn larger than the palm of the hand requires immediate emergency services. In the interim, remove the injured person from the source of the burn or fire as safely as possible. If the person is covered with flames, push them to the ground and smother the flames by covering with a heavy fabric.
Be familiar with the type of burn you may need to treat. For example, first degree burns affect the skin's outer layer causing heat, redness and pain. Second degree burns affect dermis layers below the skin and blisters develop. Third degree burns destroy both the upper and lower layers of skin as well as nerve endings. When the burn results in a great deal of dead tissue, the area could easily become septic and the pain could be followed by numbness and loss of sensation. Second and third degree burns are dangerous since the body may go into shock and a considerable amount of body fluid can seep out through the area(s). If the victim appears to be going into shock, a dose of Arnica montana should be considered. Stock your first aid kit with 30C potencies for your first aid kit, unless otherwise recommended by your homeopathic practitioner. -
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ACONITE
Use immediately after the accident to counteract nervous shock; or when reaction has taken place in the form of dry, burning heat of the skin, the head is hot and painful, the face is red, and there is a strong racing pulse. Use when the person is very restless, has extreme panic and a fear of death.
ARNICA
Use when there is inflammation of skin and cellular tissue with extreme tenderness and pain. The victim wants to be left alone and may tell those who try to approach that he is alright. Arnica will help prevent septicemia and shock after severe, deep burns.
ARSENICUM
Use for deep burns with vesicles and infected flesh that turns black (a sign of possible gangrene), and/or swelling with burning, lancinating pains. The burn victim shows great anguish and restlessness, constantly changing position. There is a fear of death and being left alone (opposite of Arnica). Person feels it is useless to take medicine. Their prostration seems out of proportion to the situation. Use when there is colic after the event, or when infection results from dead tissue remaining in the wound.
CALENDULA
Use for minor first degree burns caused by fire or the sun. Calendula promotes healthy granulation of the skin and is therefore effective in preventing gangrene and the formation of severe scarring. It helps prevent blood loss and excessive pain. This is a good remedy to use to promote further healing after specific acute remedies have stabilized the victim. The remedy can be used internally in the appropriate potency as well as externally in the form of a lotion.
CANTHARIS
The most commonly used remedy for burns; and if used early-on, it will prevent the formation of blisters. Use this remedy when the scald, burn or sunburn develops blisters, superficial ulcerations and where small vesicles combine to form larger blisters. Use when the injury involves rawness and burning followed by excessive inflammation which is improved by cold applications. Cantharis is indicated in seizures and/or convulsions which are followed by coma, as well as extensive burns that lead to kidney complications. Consider this remedy when the patient is made worse by touch, does not want to be approached, but is better after rest. Can be used internally in potency or externally in a lotion.
CARBOLLIC ACID
Used for burns that ulcerate and show little signs of healing.
CAUSTICUM
Useful for the ill effects of deep burns as well as old burns that are stubborn -
Step 3
Homeopathic medicines are drug products made by homeopathic pharmacies in accordance with the processes described in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States the official manufacturing manual recognized by the FDA. The substances may be made from plants such as aconite, dandelion, plantain; from minerals such as iron phosphate, arsenic oxide, sodium chloride; from animals such as the venom of a number of poisonous snakes, or the ink of the cuttlefish; or even from chemical drugs such as penicillin or streptomycin. These substances are diluted carefully until little of the original remains.
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jenng said
on 9/16/2009 Great article on How to Make a First Aid Kit for Burns with Homeopathic Remedies 5*