Question

You just finished eating at a local restaurant. As you are walking back to your car, you see a young man come out of the back door of the kitchen carrying a big container by its handle. He sets in on the ground and opens a metal 55 gallon drum. As he lifts the container to pour the hot oil into the drum for recycling, he is stung by a bee. The oil goes all over his right side as he attempts to swat the bee away. Having seen the whole situation unfold, you run over to help. He has fallen to the ground and is trying to roll out of the spilled oil as he yells, “It burns! It burns!”. It sounds like it’s hard for him to talk. As he’s rolling around you notice that his left forearm is already starting to swell. Let's pretend that you happen to have any and all equipment/supplies available to you to do what is necessary to do. You can also make up the rest of his "story" along the way. Step by step, what do you do?! First Aid leason.

Answer 1

The burn penetrates all layers of the skin,The skin is leathery or charred looking, with white, brown, or black patches.

Stop Burning Immediately

• Put out fire or stop the person's contact with hot liquid, steam, or other material.
• Help the person "stop, drop, and roll" to smother flames.
• Remove smoldering material from the person.
• Remove hot or burned clothing. If clothing sticks to skin, cut or tear around it.

Remove Constrictive Clothing Immediately

• Take off jewelry, belts, and tight clothing. Burns can swell quickly

Cool Burn

• Hold burned skin under cool (not cold) running water or immerse in cool water until the pain subsides.
• Use compresses if running water isn't available

Protect Burn

• Cover with sterile, non-adhesive bandage or clean cloth.
• Do not apply butter, oil, lotions, or creams (especially if they contain fragrance). Apply a petroleum-based ointment two to three times per day.

Treat Pain

• Give over-the-counter pain reliever such as acetaminophen(Panadol, Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), or naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn).