Thermal Burns Treatment

one of the basic treatment in first aid is "thermal burns treatment" because everyone must have to know the treatment of burn. In case if our body part was burn and right now you can't go to the doctor so should know that how you can treat yourself .there are few steps to treat yourself for burn.

If you burn first you need to stop burning immediately, you should:

• Put out fire or stop the person's contact with hot liquid, steam, or other material.
• Help the person "stop, drop, and roll" to smother flames.
• Remove smoldering material from the person.
• Remove hot or burned clothing. If clothing sticks to skin, cut or tear around it.

second you should remove constrictive clothing immediately like Take off jewelry, belts, and tight clothing. Burns can swell quickly.Another step if your first epidermis layer of skin was burn so you should:

• Hold burned skin under cool (not cold) running water or immerse in cool water until pain subsides.
• Use compresses if running water isn’t available.
• Cover with sterile, non-adhesive bandage or clean cloth.
• Do not apply butter or ointments, which can cause infection.
• Give over-the-counter pain reliever such as Ibuprofen, (Advil,Motrin), Acetamenophin (Tylonel), or Naproxen (Aleve).

 If your second dermis layer of skin was burn so you should:

• Immerse in cool water for 10 or 15 minutes.
• Use compresses if running water isn’t available.
• Don’t apply ice. It can lower body temperature and cause further damage.
• Don’t break blisters or apply butter or ointments, which can cause infection.
• Cover loosely with sterile, nonstick bandage and secure in place with gauze or tape.
• Unless the person has a head, neck, or leg injury, or it would cause discomfort:
• Lay the person flat.
• Elevate feet about 12 inches.
• Elevate burn area above heart level, if possible.
• Cover the person with coat or blanket.
• Cover the person with coat or blanket.
• For an airway burn, do not place pillow under the person's head when the person is lying down. This can close the airway.
• Have a person with a facial burn sit up.
• Check pulse and breathing to monitor for shock until emergency help arrives.

so these are the first aid immediately treatment of thermal burn.