‘Burns’

Prevention Of Burns

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

burning candles

Burns are always accidents associated with carelessness and improvidence. To avoid burns taking into account the following recommendations:

§ Do not leave children unattended in places where there is fire (cooking, space heaters, fireplaces)
§ Do not leave containers on the floor with boiling liquids.
§ Do not let the reach of children hot irons.
§ The handles of pans should be placed toward the wall.
§ Do not leave flammable within reach of children.
§ Do not leave burning candles or shining at night when no images and saints this at home.
§ No tank or gasoline stoves alcohol when they are burning.
§ Do not stoke the fire of fires, fireplaces and barbecues with flammable substances.
§ Do not let children play with matches, cigarettes or lighters.
§ Never let children handle fireworks.
§ In case of thunderstorm not protected under the trees.
Other recommendations of the Colombian Red Cross:
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Burns Care

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Burns Care

Burns are a specific type of soft tissue injury and its adjacent structures, produced by physical, chemical substances, radiation and electrical current. The severity of the burn depends on the temperature of the medium that cause and the time he was the victim exposed. Another serious factor is the location of the lesion in the body, length, depth, age and health status of the person.

1. Physical Agents:
* Plates or stoves, coal or firewood.
* Boiling liquid (water, oil, soup, etc.).
* Vapor
* Llamas
* Cold (temperatures below zero)

2. Chemicals:
* Oxidants (sodium hypochlorite)
* Acids (hydrochloric, sulfuric, acetic)
* Caustic (soda, lime, potash)
* Corrosives (phosphorus, sodium metal)
* Adherents (tar, neme)

3. Electricity:

* Electric shock with different voltages

4. Radiation
* Sun Rays
* Infrared

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