Sunny burns in children: how to warn and fight, pediatrics, children's health

The sun is cruel, especially to the kids. What to do if you failed to protect the child from sun burn?

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Sunny burns in children: how to warn and fight

Sunburn — This is a thermal injury obtained in
The result of the impact on the skin of ultraviolet cure. To obtain
sunny burn, child is enough 5-7 minute stay under
open sunshine, and most defenseless to them turn out
Blue-eyed, Flook, and blonde kids European appearance.

Sunny burn develops slowly and
manifests only a few hours after starting exposure
Ultraviolet rays. At that moment the skin bluses and becomes hot on
touch. Unfortunately, careless parents seem to be specifically waiting for this
signal, and remove the child with the sun only when changes in the skin
become irreversible.

The burned skin begins «burn»,
There is a feeling of burning, itching and pain depriving the child. Anyone
touch, even adjacent clothes and folds on bed linen, capable
Cause pain. The child becomes restless, irritable and
Flaxy or, on the contrary, sluggish and drowy. Sometimes the body temperature rises and
Ozbob arises.

Most often found solar burn
first degree limited to redness. With deeper
The defeat on the burned surface appear blisters filled with transparent
Serous fluid. Sometimes they spontaneously open, exposing
Bright red wound surface. At this time, the pain is very strong, and
The addition of infection further aggravates the position and becomes the cause
Heavy dermatitis.

Peak manifestation of sun burn
falls at the end of the first day, after which the skin calms down, and after 7-10
days begins to gradually peel or shut down with thin films.
Recovery from burns of the second degree is delayed for several weeks. On the
Place of blisters often remain burning scars and sites of hyperpigmentation.

How
Prevent sunburn in a child?

Cover the head of the child with panama even in the cloud
day and put on it light clothes closing body.

Not walking on the street under the outdoors,
especially in the interval between the 10th and 15th hours.

Half an hour before going outside to apply on
Open sections of the child's body Sunscreen 40-60 SPF and not forget to update the layer every
2−3 hours.

The first sunny baths for the child should
limit the 5-6 minutes, and after receiving the sun — 8-10 minutes
Staying in the open sun. While taking sunny baths can be 3 times
in a day.

In order to avoid overheating more often offering
Baby drink.

What
do if a child has a sunny burn?

Stick the child in the shade or place it at home,
Squeeze the room darke and ventilate.

To reduce pain and burn burn irrigate
burned skin cool water or put on a reddened area wet
towel. You can wipe the skin with a weak aqueous vinegar solution. Procedure
Repeat every 20-30 minutes.

Cook the baby cool or slightly warm
bath.

Do not wear clothes from rude fabrics,
Bed linen should also be soft, and without folds and seams.

Treat damaged skin with
burns.

More often offer a drink: acidic fruits, compotes,
Kissels, simple water or cold tea.

Do not overload the child's digestive system
Heavy food, better limit the dairy and vegetable diet.

When peeling, skin process moisturizing
creams.

Necessarily
Call brigade «Ambulance», if:

child less than a year;

burned a significant part of the body surface,
For example, spin and stomach;

Burn is accompanied by an increase in body temperature,
intensity, vomiting, headache, female edema or hands;

Blisters appeared;

infection has joined and the skin inflamed
(swelling, sharp redness, pussy).

N
in which!!!

Do not apply fat to the burned surface
cream and ointment, they do not allow the skin to breathe, hold warm and increase
the depth and area of the burn;