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Injuries, Fractures and Burns

This forum is dedicated to the wide range of injuries, fractures and burns people can encounter — surface, penetrating, electrical, inhalation injuries, bons and skull fractures, and burns and scalds. Ask questions, look for information, and talk about symptoms and treatment.

What's the treatment for chemical burns?

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When talking of the skin burns, one usually connects it with the thermal causes such as hot liquids, heat, steam, fire or some hot objects. But, I know there are chemical and electrical burns as well, and very few words have been said about these dangerous causes of skin burns. What’s the...

by User avatar ken61854304

How to treat chemical burn in the eye?

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Hello! My friend has a brother who spilled some chemicals in the eyes during some chemistry experiment. He was immediately taken to the emergency care and he is fine now. Since my sister studies chemistry as well I am afraid this can happen to her too. I would like to inform her how to react...

by User avatar ebony202653458

Thermal burn with blisters

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Hello! My sister has just burned her hand on the stove. Since we are at home alone I have no one to help us. I can’t reach my parents on the phone. The burn is very painful and the skin is red. I noticed few blisters. I put her hand in the cold water and the pain is decreased. I don’t...

by User avatar marcos35997

Where do most of chemical burns appear?

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The risk of getting a chemical burn is much greater in the workplace, I saw on a TV show, especially in businesses and manufacturing plants that use large quantities of chemicals. They can be caused by paint removers, lime, toilet bowl cleaners, gasoline and hot tar. What are the areas or where do...

by User avatar deonne35086

Could chemical burn heal without a treatment?

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I work as a cleaning lady in a big corporation and my job is to keep the toilets and kitchen on a floor of a building clean. I have the rubber gloves and uniform, but the chemicals I use are industry strength products and not once I got burnt by spilling it on my skin and in eyes. Could chemical...

by User avatar rozina158554302

Is there a way that chemical burn can cause lose of hair?

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Hello! My sister has met a very nice man. They are going out for few months now and I think she likes him a lot. The problem is he is bold. He told my sister that he lost his hair due to chemical burn which happened to him when he worked in a factory of colors. I am afraid he suffers from some...

by User avatar marty35713

What to do when the eye gets a thermal burn?

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Hello! My father works in a car factory. He has been moved to the department of colors which is known as very unhealthy and risky. They had two accidents in last three months. Fire precaution is generally low and I am afraid of possible accident. He has one year to his retirement and since he had...

by User avatar annecorinne75354217

How to remove a material that's causing the burn?

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How am I supposed to know if the burns are light or serious? In all the explanations of first aid treatment, it says that you should remove the material that’s causing the burn but no one explains how to do that when one is panicky and doesn’t know what to do first, and not burn oneself?

by User avatar Guest

How to stop iritation of skin after a burn?

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Hello! My son has burnt his hand with hot tea few days ago. The burn was not severe although his hand is still red but without blisters or anything like that. Although he cried a lot and we were frightened his burn was not that serious. The problem is he keeps touching and scratching his wound and I...

by User avatar arabelle23153456

how do I prevent scarring after a burn?

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Today I was standing too close to a fire and something popped, causing hot plastic to land on my cheek. Thank goodness I was near cold and able to get fresh aloe vera on the burn within 5 minutes. I was also able to get the plastic off. It's between a quarter & fifty cent piece in size. You can...

by User avatar ksf19200