3 Ways To Treat Burns in the Workplace

5/21/2022 (Permalink)

No matter the type of burn, use cool, wet cloths to ease the pain and prevent swelling.

Workplace Burns: Three Treatment Options

When a fire occurs at your University Hills, CO, business, and an employee suffers burns, it can cause you as much worry and anxiety as the fire damage you discover in the aftermath. Any kind of burn, no matter its seriousness, is likely to cause pain, and there are a few steps you can take to treat and protect the burn until medical help arrives.

1. Keep the Employee Calm
Your injured employee is likely to feel fear and pain as the result of a burn, so before you render first aid, take him or her to a quiet area and seat them. Check for signs of shock, which may include changes in breathing and cold, clammy skin. Offer water and encourage the employee to rest and stay still while you continue to treat the burn.

2. Use a Burn First Aid Kit
Keeping a first aid kit specifically to treat burns can help you react faster when an employee gets burned trying to fight a blaze and reduce the risk of fire damage. Fresh gauze, cotton or moleskin pads, bandages, burn cooling ointment and topical painkillers are all useful items for your burn kit. Use gauze or the pads to cover the burn, taking care to avoid breaking any blisters that formed after the burn occurred.

3. Use Cool Cloths
No matter the type of burn, using cool, wet cloths to ease the pain and prevent swelling can help keep the employee calm. Have a few employees hold a damp, cold cloth to the burn and stay with the injured person if you must oversee the initial repairs, fire damage reports and the assessment performed by your fire mitigation and restoration company.
Fire injuries at your University Hills, CO, business can be frightening, but you can prepare for an emergency by keeping a burn kit on hand and staying calm to assist an injured employee until medical help arrives.