Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients who have come to the emergency department of Hunan Want Want Hospital due to fireworks injuries, and most of them are children. Recently, a child who was injured in the right forearm hurriedly came to the emergency medicine department for treatment, and the emergency medicine department Luo Jiong immediately gently cleaned the wound with normal saline, removed the remaining black gunpowder on the surface, and wet the wound with ice saline for 30 minutes for cold treatment, so that the ** quickly cooled down, reduced pain and swelling, and applied the burn ointment and artificial cell healing film ointment after disinfection with complexed iodine, and carefully bandaged the wound for the next step of treatment.
The child was accidentally injured in the forearm of his right hand by fireworks).
What should we do if we are injured by fireworks? Dr. Liu Han from the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery of Hunan Want Want Hospital pointed out that according to different injury parts, different simple treatments can be carried out in the early stage
1. If the superficial part of the limb is injured and the bleeding is not much, the surface foreign body should be removed first, and a clean cloth can be used to give a simple bandage, and the affected limb should be elevated; If there are blisters after being injured, try not to break them, so as not to increase the chance of infection; If there is ulceration and exudate, gently rinse with water for 20 minutes (iodine volt gauze can cover the wound with gauze before rinsing), which can remove the surface wound dirt and residual gunpowder, protect the wound, and avoid further expansion of the wound.
2. Do not apply toothpaste, soy sauce, burn ointment and the like to the wound, because the epidermis is ulcerated, and improper treatment can easily cause infection, which also affects the observation of the wound by medical staff, and aggravates the pigmentation and increases the risk of leaving marks and scars.
3. If the wound continues to bleed, you should press the bleeding site in time, you can use a towel or clothing to compress the bleeding site, and if possible, you can use a rope at the same time to loosen the proximal end of the wound once in 15 minutes, so as to avoid local ischemia and necrosis, and hurry to the nearest hospital to be further disinfected by the doctor.
4. If you accidentally injure the eye, keep calm first, do not rub the eyes hard, so as not to aggravate the eye damage such as retinal detachment, corneal damage, etc., the eyelids are highly swollen, bruised, and the eyes cannot be opened.
The Spring Festival is a joyful time, although the fireworks are beautiful, but safety precautions are more important!
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