Burn caused by acid, hot slake lime and tar: some principles for primary management
- Author:
Trung Huu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
burn
- MeSH:
burns;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;384(7):46-46
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The author showed some principles in primary management for chemical burn. After burning, the lesion should be treated immediately by pouring cold fresh water continuously for 10-15 minutes on the lesion. Then the lesion should be treated depends on causes. For acid-caused burn, wash the lesion by diluted base solutions, then applying the bicarbonate sodium solution 10-20%-soaked bandage. For base-caused burn, use diluted acid solutions to wash. For burn due to hot slake lime, the lesion can be washed by fresh water, sugar solution 20% or ammonium chloride 10%, then dressed by acid boric 3%-soaked bandage. For burn lesions related to hot tar, use vegetable oil and petroleum with ratio of 3:1 to clear the hot tar on the skin, then treat the burning lesion.
