FirstAidforBurnsAmericanInstituteforPreventiveMedicineBurnscanresultfromdryheat(fire),moistheat(steam,hotliquids),electricity,chemicals,andradiation(i
,sunlight)
Treatmentforburnsdependson:Thedepthoftheburn(whetheritisfirst,second,orthirddegree)
Howmuchareaofthebodyisaffected
Thelocationoftheburn
Firstdegreeburnsaffectonlytheouterskinlayer
Theareaappearsdry,red,andmildlyswollen
Afirstdegreeburnispainfulandsensitivetotouch
Mildsunburnandbriefcontactwithaheatsourcesuchasahotironareexamplesoffirstdegreeburns
Firstdegreeburnsshouldfeelbetterwithinadayortwo
Theyshouldhealinaboutaweekiftherearenootherproblems
(See"FirstAidProceduresforFirstDegreeBurns"
)Seconddegreeburnsaffecttheskin'slowerlayersaswellastheouterskin
Theyarepainful,swollen,andshowrednessandblisters
Theskinalsodevelopsaweepy,wat