Do not do this on exhaust burns or irons & bull; hello healthy

Whatever you are doing, make sure you are careful and keep a close eye on your surroundings. If just a little careless, the repercussions can be quite serious. For example, when someone is walking near a motorbike and accidentally their feet hit the exhaust which is still very hot. Or while ironing clothes, a hot iron can fall and injure the skin. This can cause burns and you must treat it immediately.

Know the types of burns

In the medical world, burns are usually distinguished by the degree of damage to the body. The three types of burns are as follows.

First degree burns

Compared to other burns, first-degree burns are the lightest and the damage to the skin is less severe. You will immediately feel the pain and heat on the skin that is exposed to the exhaust or iron. The skin will turn red and in some cases swell. This is because the heat of the exhaust or iron injures the top layer of your skin (epidermis). If the exhaust or iron surface that is in contact with the skin is not too hot, you will usually experience this type of burn.

Second degree burns

Exhaust or hot iron burns usually fall under the category of second degree burns. The heat will penetrate several layers of the skin under the epidermis and cause pain, heat, swelling, and skin blisters. On the blistered skin, a kind of fluid-filled bubbles will appear. Do not pop these bubbles on purpose, or you can expose your skin to the infection again.

Third degree burns

Burns that have damaged all layers of the skin and the tissues in them are known as third degree burns. Unlike first and second degree burns, you usually won't feel pain or pain. Third degree burns are characterized by skin that is blackened from the scorch or white and dry from the scorch.

First aid to exhaust or iron burns

You should contact a health facility for professional treatment, especially if you have second or third degree burns. Even if you don't have direct contact with a fire, the iron can heat up to 200 degrees Celsius and the average exhaust heat is 300 degrees Celsius.

Usually the doctor will prescribe collagenase ointment, saline solution, and pain relievers. If an infection occurs, you may need antibiotics. So, keep in mind that the following actions are only the first treatment, not the main treatment to heal your burns.

• Immediately run cold water (not ice water) for about 20 minutes on the injured skin before it starts blistering. The water will prevent heat from getting into the deeper layers of the skin.
• Prepare a soft cloth or gauze that has been moistened with cold water. Pat the cloth on the burn slowly. Be careful when sticking the cloth to the wound because usually the burn will sting.
• To regenerate skin tissue and relieve pain, apply a burn ointment, which you can buy at a drugstore, to the injured skin. Choose a burn ointment that contains natural ingredients such as Coptidis rhizome (Coptidis rhizome), stem Phellodendri (Phellodendri chinensis), root Scutellariae (Scutellariae radix), and sesame oil. These natural ingredients have the potential to help retain moisture on the burned skin.
• Do not leave your burn wide open or exposed to friction with cloths or other objects. Dress burns with sterile wound covers (sterile gauze) and loose dressings. You will need to do wound care twice a day until the wound heals.

Which should not be done on exhaust or iron burns

You may have heard of several other ways to treat exhaust or iron burns. One popular method is to put toothpaste or toothpaste on a burn, because the cold sensation will soothe the wound. However, it turns out that the methods you hear often don't necessarily heal burns. Some of them can even cause complications and harm to the skin. Here are things not to do with exhaust or iron burns.

1. Put toothpaste on burns

In Indonesia, usually the first aid given if someone accidentally hits the exhaust is applying toothpaste or toothpaste to the burn. As it turns out, this should be avoided. According to experts at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, applying toothpaste can actually make the wound worse. Toothpaste contains mint and calcium which can increase the risk of infection and harm skin tissue.

2. Apply butter to the burn

To treat burns, there are also those who apply butter to burns. They believe that buttering the wound can keep the skin from getting air and bacteria that cause infection. However, this method is actually dangerous because the butter applied to the wound will block air circulation. As a result, the heat gets trapped inside and the skin layers will burn even more.

3. Compress burns with ice cubes

Many also believe that the method of compressing burns with ice cubes can help cool the heat on the skin. In fact, the temperature of ice cubes ranges from 0 to -4 degrees Celsius. With this cold temperature, blood circulation can actually stop. This can cause frostbite (frostbite) and damage to the skin.