Restrictive items such as rings should be removed quickly before the area swells. Keep the burn clean with mild soap and water. Over the counter antibiotic ointments may be used. Small blisters should be left intact to heal, while large blisters may require medical removal.
A tetanus booster shot may also be recommended. Third and fourth-degree burns require immediate medical intervention. The burned area will need repeat cleaning and debridement. Any exposed bone may need stabilization with wires or pins until the skin grafts fully heal. The hand and wrist may be splinted to prevent contractures.
The extremity must stay elevated to reduce swelling and inflammation. Once healed, hand therapy is necessary to restore functionality and range of motion the extremity. While minor burns to the hand can be an inconvenience, more severe burns can be debilitating and painful, and should be treated as soon and as thoroughly as possible, to avoid further complications. Knight has treated many burns in the course of his practice and will work with you to develop the most comprehensive course of treatment to bring your hand back to proper function.
Knight welcomes you to any of our Dallas Fort-Worth accessible hand and wrist offices. Knight is an accomplished hand specialist. Come to our Southlake office or Dallas office today and bring life back to your hands. In some severe cases, skin grafting is required to fix the damage. Skin grafting takes healthy skin from another area of the body and moves it to the site of the burned skin. As with first-degree burns, avoid cotton balls and questionable home remedies.
Treatments for a mild second-degree burn generally include:. However, seek emergency medical treatment if the burn affects a widespread area, such as any of the following:. Excluding fourth-degree burns, third-degree burns are the most severe. They cause the most damage, extending through every layer of skin. There is a misconception that third-degree burns are the most painful. However, with this type of burn the damage is so extensive that there may not be any pain because of nerve damage.
Without surgery, these wounds heal with severe scarring and contracture. There is no set timeline for complete spontaneous healing for third-degree burns.
Never attempt to self-treat a third-degree burn. Call immediately. Compared with first- and second-degree burns, third-degree burns carry the most risk for complications, such as infections , blood loss, and shock , which is often what could lead to death. At the same time, all burns carry the risk of infections because bacteria can enter broken skin.
Tetanus is another possible complication with burns of all levels. Like sepsis , tetanus is a bacterial infection. It affects the nervous system, eventually leading to problems with muscle contractions.
As a rule of thumb, every member of your household should receive updated tetanus shots every 10 years to prevent this type of infection. Severe burns also carry the risk of hypothermia and hypovolemia. Dangerously low body temperatures characterize hypothermia. While this may seem like an unexpected complication of a burn, the condition is actually prompted by excessive loss of body heat from an injury.
Hypovolemia, or low blood volume, occurs when your body loses too much blood from a burn. The obvious best way to fight burns is to prevent them from happening.
Certain jobs put you at a greater risk for burns, but the fact is that most burns happen at home. Infants and young children are the most vulnerable to burns. Preventive measures you can take at home include:. Although the medical community continues to make advances in burn therapy and treatment, the road to recovery is still long, painful, and quite expensive. The following page is a guide to the most frequently asked questions about burn injuries and how they are categorized.
If you need answers to specific questions, contact a DC burn injury lawyer. The least severe burns are those that affect only the outermost layers of the skin epidermis. After the initial shock, a first degree burn is the equivalent of a minor sunburn. Signs of a first-degree burn include:. Many are thermal burns and experienced by touching a hot metal object or slight scalding for only a second or two. Though most view a minor first-degree burn as a superficial inconvenience, the possibility of infection may justify medical attention, though rarely more than one visit.
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