Ano Ang Dapat Gawin Kapagnakakita Ng Acid Attack At Paano Ito Gamutin - Dagdag Kaalaman
How should you treat acid burns?
The first thing you must know is to "NOT BE A SECONDARY VICTIM" by simply touching the acid with your bare hands. What you can do in an event like this is to report what happened to experts. Then, you can now help removing the acid by dousing the victim in (uncontaminated) running water(water dilutes the acid), rather than wet cloth.
According to theSun, New NHS England guidance instructs anyone who comes across a victim how to help by simply following the method Report, Remove, Rinse.
Report to experts/authorities about the event. Remove the acid, if it's in powder form brush it off using a piece of clothing to protect your hands. Rinse the affected area with water to dilute the acid.
theSun also, included Campaign group Stop Acid Attacks advise people follow these guidelines, in the event, they are a victim of, or witness an acid attack:
- Immediately rinse the affected area with fresh water or saline (saltwater) solution - always make sure this source is uncontaminated
- Keep washing the burned body part with cool water until the pain begins to subside. This can take around 45 minutes
- Take off any clothes/jewellery that have made contact with the acid
- As tempting as it is to add cream to give some relief, this could affect the treatment prescribed by doctors
- If possible, loosely wrap the burn area in sterilised gauze, which helps prevent the wound from contamination
- After hospital treatment, patients are advised to stick to a strict aftercare regime - which includes changing dressings on a regular basis
- In serious cases, doctors may prescribe physiotherapy for victims whose nervous system has been affected by the burn
- Others will be offered skin grafts to help reduce symptoms and cosmetic signs of the attack
- As acid assaults are traumatic, patients may also be advised to seek counseling
What should you NOT do in the event of an acid attack?
Now, you might be thinking to put milk in the acid area as a soothing remedy, but experts advise it's a bad idea.
Milk is generally alkaline, though as it goes off it becomes more acidic.
When alkaline milk comes into contact with acid it will cause an exothermic reaction, which creates more heat and can do more damage.
Plus, milk could increase the risk of infection.
So, always, always stick to running water.
Source: theSun
