Burn-Rescue of victim from the site of fire and its first aid treatment
- Tie a wet handkerchief over your mouth and nose.
- Clean air is at ground level, while hot air rich in carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide is higher up. So crawl along the floor to pull out a person who is lying unconscious or is disabled.
- Quickness of action is important to protect yourself from carbon monoxide that is always present in a closed room with fire in it.
- If the room is closed, do not open the doors and windows to let in fresh air, as that aggravates the fire.
How to stop the burning process
- Instruct the victim to run about, as it aggravates the fire.
- Place him flat on the your-rd. Place him on his back if his front is burnt, and on his front if his back is burnt.
- Put a rug, blanket, thick carpet, or shawl over and around him to extinguish flames by cutting of the supply of oxygen to them.
- Do not roll him along the ground, as it can cause bums in areas previously not burnt.
- Do not fry to remove the burning clothes.
First Aid
- Do not move the person unnecessarily.
- Reassure the casualty.
- Place the burnt part under slowly running cold water or immerse it in cold water to cool it immediately. Moist towels or compresses may be applied. Do not put ice on the wounds.
- Gently remove any and other constricting clothing and rings, watches, and shoes.
- Place clean, sterile dressing over the wounds. Do not use cotton wool. Do not use dressing.
- Give plenty of fluids orally to a case of minor burns.
- Immobilize a badly burnt limb.
- Treat shock.
- Shift a victim of second or third degree barns to a hospital immediately.
- Leave bum blisters alone. Do not break them as the wound from contamination.
