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The steam room is a lady with character. In what sense? Well, the national health resort knows how to not only treat, but also punish, since it does not tolerate an irresponsible attitude towards safety rules. Frivolous behavior in the steam room is fraught with disastrous consequences. What does it mean?
Well, for example, a fairly frequent guest in the bathhouse is a thermal burn, whose hugs are very strong, and the kisses are very hot, leaving redness, blisters, swelling and wounds on the body. Would you like to meet a devoted and loving, but very hot bathhouse assistant? No? Follow the safety rules, and he will not be interested in you. What to do if the rendezvous does take place? And here is a hot topic for you - a burn with boiling water: first aid to the victim...
The main thing in such a situation is to follow this scheme: burn with boiling water - first aid - hospital - treatment. I'm sorry, what? Don't know how to provide first aid? Okay, it happens. Today I will tell you what to do if you are burned by boiling water or steam, I will teach you how to prepare folk remedies at home using time-tested recipes, and I will recommend pharmaceuticals that are most often prescribed by doctors for damage to the skin tissue of the body. Go…
What is a burn
According to the definition, a burn is damage to skin tissue that is caused by exposure to high temperature.
There are 4 degrees of burn in total.
Skin redness
Symptoms: redness of the skin, pain, burning, slight swelling. The upper layer of the skin, the epithelium, is damaged. Recovery occurs in two to five days. The damaged epithelium peels off, leaving no traces of burns on the skin.
Blistering of the skin
Symptoms: redness of the skin, pain, burning, the appearance of small blisters with liquid on the skin. The epithelium is affected up to the germ layer. After two to three weeks, the wound heals due to the self-healing of the remaining germ layers of the skin.
Death of skin tissue
Damage to all layers of the epidermis and dermis. Symptoms: blackening of the skin, formation of huge blisters
Charring of fabrics
Death of all tissues and skin. The muscles and bones were extremely damaged by the fire, literally charred.
Of course, a sane person cannot get the third and fourth stages of a burn in a bathhouse, but the first two happen quite often.
So how can you get burned in a bathhouse? What causes burns? How to avoid them?
Treatment of burns at home (I and II degree)
To treat I-II degree burns, both folk remedies and medications are used.
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Pumpkin ointment
Pumpkin ointment has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, drying, wound-healing and antiseptic properties.
To prepare a useful product, take a ripe pumpkin, peel and seed it, and grind it using a blender, meat grinder or grater. We put pumpkin puree on a piece of bandage, apply it to the burn, and fix it with a plaster. After 2 hours, remove the bandage and apply a new one. We do this 2-3 times a day.
pumpkin juice
When a burn occurs, the question often arises: “How to relieve pain?” “Very simple,” answer admirers of traditional medicine. You just need to make pumpkin juice.
Take a ripe pumpkin, peel it and remove seeds, squeeze out the juice using a grater, meat grinder, blender or juicer. Cut off a piece of bandage, dip it in juice, and lubricate the wound. We repeat the procedure 3 times a day.
Cabbage-egg ointment
Cabbage and egg ointment is known for its restorative, nourishing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antimicrobial properties.
To prepare a miraculous balm, we arm ourselves with:
- cabbage leaf – 1 pc.;
- egg white – ½ pc.
Using a blender or grater, turn the cabbage leaf into puree. In a separate container, using a mixer, beat the egg whites until thick foam. Combine the ingredients and mix well. Apply the mixture to a piece of bandage, apply it to the skin, and fix it with a bandage. After 1–2 hours, remove the bandage and apply a new one. We repeat the procedure 3 times a day.
Cocktail made from soda and curdled milk
Soda and yogurt are a duet that relieves swelling, redness, itching and pain.
To prepare a cocktail, we stock up on:
- baking soda - 1 tbsp. l.;
- homemade curdled milk - 2 tbsp.
Pour yogurt into a container, add soda and whisk the mixture thoroughly. Take a piece of bandage, dip it in a cocktail, apply it to the skin, and secure it with a band-aid. Remove the bandage after 12 hours. We repeat the procedure one more time, after which we notice that there is no trace of the burn left on the skin.
Oak Elixir
The bark has anti-inflammatory, soothing, protective, wound-healing, antiseptic, nourishing, drying and analgesic properties.
To prepare oak decoction we arm ourselves with:
- crushed oak bark - 3 tbsp. l.;
- water – 1 l.
Place the bark in a saucepan, add water and mix the ingredients. Place the container on the stove, cover the container with a lid and cook the potion for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the stove, wrap it in a towel and wait another 30 minutes. And then filter the broth through cheesecloth. We rinse the damaged skin with the potion and make lotions.
What else can I use to anoint the wound? You can also use:
- carrots (chopped on a grater);
- applesauce;
- lingonberry pulp;
- rowan juice;
- homemade cottage cheese;
- potato starch;
- raw potatoes (chopped on a grater);
- brine;
- chicken, goose and quail eggs;
- green and black tea;
- aloe juice;
- sea buckthorn oil;
- St. John's wort oil;
- tincture of calendula, elm, aspen;
- gruel from burdock leaves;
- plantain leaves;
- fresh blueberries;
- honey.
Remember, you need to be treated wisely, having first studied the properties of a particular product. In addition, use folk remedies only for closed wounds.
Medications
If for some reason you do not want to use traditional medicine, use pharmaceutical substances. Doctors advise purchasing the following medications:
- "Panthenol", known for its analgesic and restorative effect;
- "Ricinol", which has antiseptic, regenerating, analgesic, cleansing, anti-inflammatory properties;
- “Silcoseryl”, which has a drying, antiseptic, regenerating, nourishing, wound-healing effect;
- "Olazol", demonstrating analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, restorative properties;
- gel wipes, known for their cooling, analgesic and antimicrobial properties;
- "Furaplast", which has an antimicrobial and healing effect;
- "Bepanten", which has cooling, antiseptic and analgesic properties;
- “Rescuer”, demonstrating antibacterial, nutritional and regenerating effects;
- "Actovegin", known for its analgesic and stimulating properties;
- "Chlorhexidine", which has excellent antiseptic and antimicrobial properties.
Of course, there are other drugs. Therefore, each person can choose the remedy that is most acceptable to him.
Timely and competent first aid, plus proper treatment of a burn, is the key to a quick recovery. That's all. I hope it was informative. There will be even more useful information further. And in order not to miss it, I advise you to subscribe to blog updates. See you, come again!
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Flame burn
This case occurs quite often. Any stove in a bathhouse is heated with wood, therefore a fire burn can be obtained by throwing a new portion of firewood into the stove. It’s worth distracting yourself a little, looking at the flame, and that’s it – the red flower has done its job.
You can protect yourself by wearing ordinary gloves.
Make it a rule to wear work gloves when performing any work in the bathhouse.
Chimney safety
Security measures:
- One sandwich pipe is not enough; metal shielding will be required;
- boxes with filling;
- floor cuttings, dissections;
- coating, whitening to more effectively detect soot and cracks;
- along the entire length, insulation with basalt slabs and the like
- inspection hatches;
- regular inspections and cleanings.
The basics of fire safety of chimneys are set out in R. 5 SP 7:
- from the fuel floor level to the bottom of the ash pit - 14 cm, chimney - 21 cm; for non-flammable - at the floor level;
- There is a separate channel for each furnace. It is allowed to connect two units from the same room on the same floor, but with cuts at a height of 1 m from the base of the pipe connection;
- chimney: cross-section 14 x 14 cm – heat source up to 3.5 kW; 14 x 20 – from 3.5 to 5.2; 14 x 27 from 5.2 to 7;
- for solid fuel - valves 15 x 15 mm, spark arresters;
- height from the grate to the mouth – from 5 m;
- above a flat roof, ridge/parapet - from 50 cm;
- thickness of brick walls from 120 mm, concrete – from 60 mm;
Basic measures (SNiP 31-05, clause 4, 5, 6):
- it is advisable not to exceed a power of 15 kW;
- distance to walls – from 20 cm;
- heating temperature in the steam room is not higher than +110° C;
- with automatic shutdown every 8 hours, the place for the control unit is dry in front of the steam room;
- all wires with semiconductor insulation, in non-conducting cable channels;
- potential equalization, grounding, individual line with RCD or automatic circuit breaker, wire with the correct cross-section (2.5 mm² to 3.5 kW, power higher - 4 mm²);
- the ceiling is shielded with a shield, the gap from it to the ceiling sheathing is at least 5 cm;
- auto-shutdown function when the safe mode in the steam room is exceeded, example: normal heating +110° C, auto-shutdown at +130° C.
Systems (AUP) and fire extinguishing means for commercial and public baths are mandatory According to table. SP. For private individual properties not in buildings regulated by fire safety regulations (on individual land plots, summer cottages) - at the discretion of the owner.
Steam burn
You can get such a burn if you put water into the heater incorrectly. A sharp stream of hot steam can burn you anything. Hand, body, head, face. To protect yourself from painful sensations, it is better to wear a bath mitt when applying the parka.
And also do not splash a full ladle of water. The movement should be sharp and fast.
When is a protective shield required?
The sauna stove regulates the temperature and steam level in the steam room. The stove also produces strong infrared radiation in the steam room. It affects fire safety in general and the conduct of bathing procedures. The area around the stove has elevated temperatures. If you do not take care of the protective screen, overheating and fire of the wooden lining of the steam room may occur.
Attention! Black, charred marks on the walls near the stove indicate a violation of fire safety rules when installing heating equipment.
In accordance with fire safety requirements, the heater must be installed at a certain distance from walls and other surfaces. Often, such requirements complicate the building design. To avoid such problems, use screens for sauna stoves. They perform two functions:
- prevent the occurrence of a fire hazard;
- speed up the heating process of the oven.
The last point is worth explaining in more detail. The main element that heats the room is steam. Thanks to the oven screen, it is possible to get it sooner than without it.
Burn from hot objects
The bathhouse is a kingdom of heat! Consequently, everything in the bathhouse gets quite hot. When they build a bathhouse, everything metal is “hidden” deep into the wood. And you must go to the bathhouse without metal jewelry.
Most bath accessories are wooden. Have you ever wondered why?
