Emergency Care for Burns

Emergency care for burns

Emergency care for burns

Burns are among the most common accidents that can happen in the home and require medical attention.

The patient must be examined by a burn surgeon in order to assess the degree of burn and to determine the correct diagnosis and treatment.

In case of thermal trauma, an accurate painless treatment and rehabilitation is important to be carried out with the use of modern methods to minimise scars and avoid motor dysfunctions.

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Emergency care for burns

Burns are among the most common accidents that can happen in the home and require medical attention.

The patient must be examined by a burn surgeon in order to assess the degree of burn and to determine the correct diagnosis and treatment.

In case of thermal trauma, an accurate painless treatment and rehabilitation is important to be carried out with the use of modern methods to minimise scars and avoid motor dysfunctions.

REQUIRE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION even if the burn seems to be minor! It is essential to choose the right treatment tactics.

First aid for a minor burn
1. Immediately cool the injured area for a minimum of 20 minutes using cool running water from a tap or shower.
2. After cooling the injured area for up to 20 minutes, apply a sterile dressing.
3. Remove tight items, such as rings, from the burned area. Be gentle.
4. Avoid breaking blisters.
5. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever if necessary.

Go and visit a doctor, the evolution of such a lesion extends over days and weeks. Not all burns go away on their own, severe retractable scars or superinfections can occur.

Forum Clinic offers you the following services in case of thermal trauma:
✓ appointment with a doctor - a burn specialist;
✓ treatment of burns in children and adults;
✓ primary treatment of I, II, III A, III AB, IV grade burns;
✓ dressing;
✓ surgical treatment: autodermoplasty (for deep burns; chronic wounds; trophic ulcers, etc.);
✓ reconstructive plastic surgery to eliminate the consequences of burns, postoperative scars, keloid and hypertrophic scars, post-burn contractures and after the surgery;
✓ advices concerning the prevention of keloid and hypertrophic scars.

The doctor you can trust!

Olesea Prisăcaru
General Manager
Specialist in Burns Treatment,
Reconstructive and plastic surgery
Associate professor, MD

In order to prevent thermal trauma, please be careful and follow these steps:

✓ matches and lighters are tools, not toys. Never allow children to play with lighters or matches;
✓ use safety plug sockets cover in the house;
✓ remove electrical equipment that appears to be worn;
✓ for fire prevention, it would be good to have smoke detectors in each room;
✓ do not smoke in the house;
✓ the water in the bathtub, especially for children, must not have a temperature higher than 49°C. Always check the water temperature before putting the baby in the tub;
✓ keep the child away from the tap because it can open it, there is a risk of scalding;
✓ pay close attention to the kitchen and block the child's access to the stove, as much as possible;
✓ avoid using tablecloths; children can easily pull them out and could overturn the vessels with hot liquids;
✓ if you have a pot with hot contents, make sure that the child is not around;
✓ do not hold the child in your arms when cooking;
✓ Do not heat baby bottles in the microwave. They can get too hot and cause burns;
✓ In summer, use the playground equipment carefully. They could be used more in the morning, when they are not hot;
✓ 20-30 minutes before sun exposure, a layer of sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 - adapted to the child's skin type should be applied. The product should be reapplied every 2 hours or more often if the baby enters the water;
✓ children under 6 months should not be exposed to direct sunlight.

Prices

Surgical debridement of a burn wound <5% - 500 MDL
Surgical debridement of a burn wound > 5 % - 750 MDL

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E-mail: info@forumclinic.md

Address: Gh. Asachi 1 Street, Chișinău
Work Program: 08:00 - 19:00

Contacts

Phone: +373 22 87 07 07
Phone: +373 60 87 07 08
E-mail: info@forumclinic.md

Address: Gh. Asachi 1 Street, Chișinău
Work Program: 08:00 - 19:00

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