The fire-crackers used in Diwali accidentally burst in the hands of Meena. Her palm became red, thick-skinned and developed blisters. Her sister Reena also got burnt and her forearm got a small patch of red skin, but without blisters and no thickness of the skin.
Choose the correct option for the degrees of burns and the appropriate first aid to be given.
The fire-crackers used in Diwali accidentally burst in the hands of Meena. Her palm became red, thick-skinned and developed blisters. Her sister Reena also got burnt and her forearm got a small patch of red skin, but without blisters and no thickness of the skin.
Choose the correct option for the degrees of burns and the appropriate first aid to be given.
The correct option is C Meena- second-degree burn, apply antibiotic cream to blisters
Reena - first degree burn, just soak the wound in cold water
Meena, who had red, thick skin with blisters was having a second degree of burn while Reena, who had just the red skin had a first degree of burn.
First-degree burns cause minimal skin damage. They are also called “superficial burns” because they affect the outermost layer of the skin. The symptoms include redness, minor inflammation or swelling, dryness and peeling of skin as the burn heals. First degree burns are treated with home care like soaking the wound in cold water for 15 or more minutes and applying ointments/creams to soothe the skin.
Second-degree burns are more serious as the damage extends beyond the top layer of skin. This type of burn causes the skin to blister and become extremely red and sore. The blisters may op open and give a wet appearance to the wound. The second-degree burns are treated by soaking the wound in cold water, taking over the counter pain medications and applying antibiotic creams to the blisters. Bandaging is also done if required. It takes a longer time to heal the blisters.
Meena- second-degree burn, apply antibiotic cream to blisters
Reena - first degree burn, just soak the wound in cold water
Meena, who had red, thick skin with blisters was having a second degree of burn while Reena, who had just the red skin had a first degree of burn.
First-degree burns cause minimal skin damage. They are also called “superficial burns” because they affect the outermost layer of the skin. The symptoms include redness, minor inflammation or swelling, dryness and peeling of skin as the burn heals. First degree burns are treated with home care like soaking the wound in cold water for 15 or more minutes and applying ointments/creams to soothe the skin.
Second-degree burns are more serious as the damage extends beyond the top layer of skin. This type of burn causes the skin to blister and become extremely red and sore. The blisters may op open and give a wet appearance to the wound. The second-degree burns are treated by soaking the wound in cold water, taking over the counter pain medications and applying antibiotic creams to the blisters. Bandaging is also done if required. It takes a longer time to heal the blisters.
