How to give first aid when you are burned by fire and explosion you need to know

06/01/2023

What you need to know about first aid when burned by fire or explosion

In this article, Dong Nam Fire Protection Company guides you on how to provide first aid for burns caused by fire. The current fire and explosion incident has many unpredictable developments and its consequences are something that no one wants to happen. However, sometimes you or a loved one may be involved in a fire or explosion incident, so learning how to provide first aid for fire burns is very necessary to avoid unfortunate problems that leave unpredictable consequences. .

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First if the fire is burning on your clothes

- First you need to extinguish the fire by lying down and rolling over until the fire is completely extinguished. At that time, you need to stay calm and avoid panicking by fanning the fire or running back and forth, which only provides more air for the fire to burn stronger.

- Only use water or sand, use a thick shirt or cloth to cover the fire area to prevent the fire from coming into contact with oxygen, the fire will be controlled. Along with that, you absolutely do not use plastic cloth, or nylon or thin plastic items because this will add flammable substances and at the same time this substance will easily melt and get hot, causing severe burns.

- Then you can tear off clothing that is smoldering or soaked in hot water, gasoline, flammable objects, or harmful chemicals if there is no cold water to flush right away.

First aid for burns

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- After dealing with the fire extinguishing situation, you need to immediately cool the burn to prevent it from spreading and going deep inside.

- You need to pour water from the tap straight into the wound or you can soak the burn in cold water, preferably ice water, until the pain subsides.

- Need to remove all hard objects surrounding the burn such as clothes, rings, bracelets, etc. Before the wound is swollen, the above objects cannot be moved.

- After disinfection, we need to cover the entire burn area with gauze, cotton if available or use a clean thin cloth to cover. Absolutely avoid touching or touching the burned area.

- You should let the victim drink water to regulate the body when the temperature is high and cause dehydration with solutions with sugar, honey, orange juice, lemon juice or Oreson water to compensate. Pain medication can be given to patients in the first days after the accident. Finally, it is necessary to quickly transfer the victim to a medical facility for a timely comprehensive examination of the body such as the respiratory tract and symptoms of edema.

Instructions for bandaging burns

You absolutely should not apply substances such as anti-scars, ointments, antibiotics or alcohol because the skin is still thin. Do not break the water bags on the wound when it is swollen and peel off any remaining pieces of skin as this will slow the healing of the wound and increase the pain for the victim.

Simple first aid for burns is not too complicated but still requires experience and high flexibility. The above experience will help you no longer be confused in all burn incidents in life.

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