Here are some tips that can be used as guidelines for dealing with burns:
For minor burns and were:
1. Appropriate treatment was immediately drenched, soaked, or placed under flow of water for several minutes. It can also be compressed with a towel soaked in cold water first. Do not use ice cubes or cold water. Enough with plain water to reduce heat on the skin. After that, apply an antibacterial lotion to prevent infection. Cover the affected area with sterile, dry bandage.
2. Never treat burns using butter, oil, salt, soy sauce, lime water, toothpaste and others. These materials can result in infection.
3. Keep the patient from heat source. Suppose he terjilat fire, remind him to roll around, instead of running because this action will only raise the fire flame. Flush with water or selimuti patients with wet cloth
4. Do not break the skin bubbles arising from burns, to prevent infection.
5. Do not wrap the wound with absorbent cotton because it will stick to the wound. For mild and moderate burns, cover the wound with a bandage dry.
6. At the time of healing, try not to scratch the scar. This will lead to defective wound / scar on the skin.
7. Avoid contact of sunlight during healing, because result of new skin tissue damaged.
8. For burns result from exposure to chemicals, should be immediately washed with water as much as possible. Better yet, wash it under tap water.
9. Immediately to the Emergency Room in case of burns on the face, joints, or genitals, or have been experiencing shortness of breath due to fire disturbance.
Meanwhile, to help victims of severe burns:
1. Immediately wrap the patient with a clean cloth, and brought to the hospital.
2. Open the clothes the patient carefully, that is by cutting the clothes are attached to the burns. Do not pull it.
3. If the patient is conscious, give Moyen solution, namely a mixture of 1 liter water + 5 grams of salt (NaCl) + 4 grams of baking soda (NaHC03). Give a little bit to get the patient does not vomit.
4. If the patient loses consciousness, check breathing and pulse. If there is interference, perform cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration.
Dealing with accidents result from exposure to electric current:
1. The first thing to do is to cut off the electricity it as soon as possible. Disconnect the flow by pulling the plug from the ignition or remove fuses.
2. Then remove the patient from items that contain the flow of electricity by using things that do not deliver electricity. For example, a piece of dry branches or boards.
3. Helper must be isolated, for example by standing on a dry board, piles of newspapers or dry clothes.
4. After contact with the electricity cut off, immediately go victims of respiratory and heart rate. While calling a doctor, immediately do cardiac pulmonary resuscitation if the heart rate did not seem
