How and what to treat a burn with hot vegetable oil?

It is possible to get injured or burn in various conditions, even being at home.Such a simple procedure, like cooking, can conceal the danger of burns from hot vegetable oil, which must be promptly and correctly managed. The same problems can be obtained in food production, where people constantly deal with this red-hot liquid. Correct and timely action will help to cope with the problem situation without any harm to health.

Burns can be obtained in various ways, by contact with hot objects or liquids. Due to the diversity of such factors, there is a certain classification, which includes 4 degrees. If we talk about contact with vegetable oil, in this case, there are only three degrees.

1. Easy formin which reddening of the skin can be ascertained, a slight swelling of the lesion may occur. This degree is not dangerous, so it will be quite enough to use home remedies to cope with it.
2. Moderate burnin which blisters appear, inside of which there is a clear liquid. The size of tumors may be different, depending on the duration of contact with the oil, the extent of its impact and the specifics of the skin. In this case, there is a strong burning pain that needs to be removed. In the case of a large-scale lesion, the victim may get a painful shock or even faint. Only first aid can be given on the spot; doctors must do the rest.
3. Heavy form when not only the upper layer of the skin is affected, but also its deeper, subcutaneous fat layer. Because of this effect, the nerve endings are damaged, in addition, the blood vessels are ruptured. At this stage, the lesion is so severe that tissue necrosis is triggered, which leads to scabs and purulent discharge with a small amount of blood.

In view of the fact that everyone can get a burn from exposure to vegetable oil, you need to know what kind of first aid the victim needs, and what you should do about it yourself at home.

In the event of a burn from the vegetable oil in the home, it is important to properly assess the situation and provide assistance. The most important thing in this situation is not to delay, because every minute of inaction affects the health of the victim. It is advisable to have at least some knowledge of how to treat a burn received from hot vegetable oil. If there is no such knowledge, then the following recommendations can help.

• The first thing to do with the thermal damage of the skin is to cool it. It is important to use not ice water, but at room temperature or as close as possible to it. Such exposure will help to slow down the inflammatory process, and tissue regeneration will begin faster. In a more serious case, the use of water will make it possible to stop the damage to the cells of the deep layers of the skin, and the external damage after that will not spread further.

• Place the lesion can not be left open to avoid microbes, as well as drying of the upper layer of skin, which will cause even more unpleasant sensations. To cope with this task, you need to have a full pharmacy kit, which has a special pharmacy bandage designed specifically for burns. If there is no first-aid kit at hand, then at home you can find food wrap, which you need to place on the site of the lesion. It is important not to press the dressing against the wound, its correct application will retain the necessary level of moisture, and also help to speed the healing of the affected area.If there are no blisters, then a dressing is not necessary.
• If the burn from the oil is light, then you can cope with it at home with the help of available tools. For faster healing, you can use a solution of manganese or furatsilina. If the lesion has 2 or 3 degrees, then after rendering first aid it is important to send the person to the hospital for further treatment so that the doctor can correctly carry out all the relief measures and prescribe treatment.

In case of burns with vegetable oil, which causes severe discomfort, as well as visible damage, you need to go to the hospital in a timely manner. After examination, the specialist may prescribe a course of treatment, which will help recover faster after the defeat.

The process of treating burns consists of the following.

• The use of drugs that relieve pain and reduce sensitivity in the affected area. The use of analgesics is possible only in case of severe pain.
• Use antiseptics at the site of the burn. This antiseptic measure prevents the possibility of microbes in the wound, and if this is not done, there is a risk of sepsis.
• Use of the means promoting moistening of an integument to avoid its drying and to promote faster healing.
• The use of anti-inflammatory drugs that enhance the protection of the body, weakened after injury.
• Drawing the means having wound healing properties. In the case of skin exposure, use those types of ointments that do not have any oils in the composition, otherwise, instead of help, they can cause even more harm.

If the doctor prescribed the correct treatment, after one or two weeks the burn will begin to pass, and the wound will heal without leaving a significant mark on the skin surface. To speed up this process and help the tissues to resume, it is worth using folk remedies.

To speed healing and help the skin get rid of traces of exposure to hot vegetable oil, need to use drugs on a natural basis.

• Compresses, which include pumpkin, potatoes or honey as desired. You need to make gruel from pumpkin, grate a raw potato and mix everything, adding honey, if you want to speed up the skin regeneration processes even more. The resulting composition is applied to the site of the burn and left there for 3-4 hours, hiding behind a napkin or gauze. When the time is up, the composition must be carefully removed using a damp cloth.
• Well helps to heal burn wounds of oak bark. Thanks to the tannins in it, it is possible to recover damaged tissue faster. If you use the bark for lotions, you must be able to cook a decoction of it. It requires a spoon of bark, which is filled with 100 grams of hot water, after which the solution is boiled for 10 minutes. Use the resulting decoction is possible only after complete cooling.

• Aloe leaf can be used as an antiseptic. To prevent the inflammatory process from starting in the wound, a scarlet leaf is applied to the burn site and put on with gauze. It is important that the sheet is pre-washed and cut with a clean knife, which will prevent infection during the procedure.
• Sour cream mixed with egg is well suited for moisturizing the skin. To prepare the moisturizing mixture correctly, you need to use the yolk, two spoons of sour cream and a teaspoon of olive oil. All components are mixed and applied to the lesion. After application, it is necessary to wait some time for the composition to be absorbed into the skin, and remove the remnants with a clean napkin. To close the wound is not necessary, as well as to wash off the composition

• To dull the pain a bit, you can use cabbage leaves. If you combine them with egg white, you can get a tool that can speed up the process of restoring the skin. This composition is quite simple to prepare: you need to take the cabbage sheets and grind them in a blender or mince, then mix with egg white. The resulting mass is superimposed on the wound in the form of a bandage, which is put on the day, occasionally changing to a new one.
• Instead of an antiseptic, streptocid works well. Powder or shredded tablets are mixed with 100 grams of vegetable oil, although it is better to use olive or sea buckthorn. The resulting composition is heated with a steam bath for about half an hour, cooled to room temperature, and then applied to the wound every three hours. The effect can be seen after a few days, when the burn begins to drag on.

Choosing a variant of auxiliary agents, it is important to remember about the components that make up their composition, since some of them can start allergies. If there is no clear information on what components the reaction may occur, it is worth testing them on a small area of ​​healthy skin. If the reaction is not followed, then you can use the composition and the affected area.

You can learn more about the treatment of burns from the following video.