Nose burns

Burns

Arise as a result of exposure to the skin of high temperature (flame, boiling water, burning and hot liquids and gases, hot objects and molten metals, etc.) There are four degrees of burns:

  1. Redness;

  2. Redness and swelling of the tissues with the formation of blisters;

  3. Necrosis of the skin;

  4. Necrosis of the skin and underlying tissues, including cartilaginous.

First aid and treatment : first of all, it is necessary to eliminate the further exposure to high temperature (extinguish the flame); First aid in the first minutes after the burn of the external nose is to impose an alcohol spoon on the nose, then the burned surface should be covered with a sterile bandage or with a clean cotton cloth ironed. Do not touch the burnt surface with hands, or puncture the blisters and lubricate with various ointments and sunflower oil . Isolated burns of the external nose are rare, usually they are combined with burns of the face and neck, as well as other parts of the body. Treatment is carried out in a specialized burn center. For burns of 2-4 degrees, tetanus antiserum is mandatory.

Frostbites

Nose are quite common, there are four degrees of frostbite:

  1. When after thawing there is swelling and cyanosis of the skin;

  2. Bubble formation;

  3. Necrosis of the skin and subcutaneous fat;

  4. Necrosis of the skin and cartilage.

First aid and treatment: It is necessary to restore blood circulation as soon as possible , for this purpose cautious wiping of a skin of a nose with alcohol, vodka, camphor alcohol is done. You can also gently massage the skin of the outer nose with a palm or a soft woolen cloth. If there are bubbles, you can not grind, you should not pierce the blisters yourself. Frozen skin should be gently wiped with alcohol and a sterile bandage applied. Frostbites of 2-4 degree are treated in the hospital, tetanus antiserum is necessarily introduced. If necessary, antibiotics are prescribed.