How to Treat Brush Burns
A brush burn is a form of first degree burn caused by friction. Brush burns, also known as rug or friction burns, occur when the outer layer of skin is scraped off due to friction that is generated...
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How to Decrease the Chances of Burn Scars
Everyone experiences minor first degree burns occasionally and the scars that follow them. As burns heal, skin regenerates on the traumatized area, but it may develop discoloration. By treating the...
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What to Use for Turf Burns
If you've ever fallen on the deceptively soft-looking surface known as artificial turf, you know it leaves a nasty abrasion. Similar to a rug burn, a turf burn removes the outermost layer of protective...
View ArticleNorsen Debrider Instruments
Debrider instruments are medical instruments used to remove unwanted materials from wounds. There are three different methods, including mechanical, surgical and enzymatic debridement. Each method...
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Interesting Facts About Radioactivity
When an atom becomes unstable due to the presence of too many neutrons or protons, it attempts to return to a stable state by discharging particles and energy. This energy can take many forms, all of...
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How to Calculate Pediatric Burn Area
The "Rule of Nines" has been a marvelous tool in quickly estimating the surface area involved in someone who has been severally burned, and provides an important factor in beginning fluid resusitation...
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Recovery From a Third Degree Burn
Suffering a third-degree burn is a painful and traumatic event, whatever the cause of it. For serious burns, the recovery process can take weeks, even months. You might have had to undergo a skin graft...
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How to Prevent Scarring From a Steam Burn
Burns vary in severity and can range from minor first-degree burns to moderate or severe second- and third-degree burns. When skin is exposed at close range to steam, a steam burn may result....
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What Is Santyl Ointment?
Santyl is the brand name for collagenase ointment. This prescription medication is used to help the healing of skin ulcers and burns. Collagenase is an enzyme that works by breaking up and removing...
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How to Treat a Wax Burn
You can remove hair by cutting, shaving, plucking, waxing and creams. All these methods work well but waxing is the most painful. Using hot wax also raises the possibility of getting burnt. According...
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How to Treat an Open Blister From a Burn
Blisters are small pouches of skin filled with fluid that can cause extreme pain. Friction or burns usually cause them. Tender bubbles form on the skin's surface and fill with fluid; eventually, the...
View ArticleHow to Treat a Freeze Burn
Freeze burn, cold burn or frostbite occurs when the body is exposed to cold temperatures for enough time to cause damage. In sufficiently cold temperatures, the body transfers heat from the skin to the...
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How to Treat a Burn Bubble
A burn bubble, also known as a blister, most commonly appears with a second degree burn. A burn bubble is a raised pouch on top of the skin that is filled with fluid, usually clear in color. Burn...
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How to Get Rid of Hot Pepper on Your Skin
If you have ever felt the sting of hot peppers on your lips or in your mouth, you know the pain that can result from contact with the peppers. Hot pepper burns can feel as painful as sunburn. This...
View ArticleHow to Train on the Vancouver Scar Scale
The Vancouver Scar Scale is a quantitative objective scale which seeks to provide a standard for analyzing scar tissue. The scale is based on four values: pliability, height, vascularity and...
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How to Soothe a 2nd-Degree Burn
A second-degree burn causes damage to both the epidermis and into the dermis layer of the skin. This degree of burn will not completely destroy the dermis, but it does cause damage to the sweat glands,...
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How to Treat Burns With Food
Minor burns are all too common. It is easy to burn yourself on the stove, with a kettle, or on a hot pan. Food can help in the healing of burns, either when physically applied to a burn, or when simply...
View ArticleWhat Is the Difference Between a 2nd & 3rd Degree Burn?
Burns are some of the most common skin injuries. Burns can result from fire, working with chemicals or electrical materials, or by spending too much time in the sun, among other reasons. There are...
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How to Treat Third Degree Burns at Home
Third-degree burns are the most severe burns you can get. They destroy all layers of the skin, and because your nerve endings are destroyed, you may not feel pain right away. The burns, which can be...
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How to Treat a 2nd Degree Chemical Burn
Chemical burns can occur accidentally within your home. Household chemicals, such as bleach, drain decloggers and toilet bowl cleaners, are the cause of most home chemical accidents. These accidents...
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