Solar burns

 

the introduction

• The sun is one of the most important natural sources to obtain a large number of health benefits such as the production of vitamin D, however everything is its positives and negatives according to the way it is used. For example, exposure to sunlight in an unhealthy way for the production of vitamin D may lead to solar burns.

Definition of solar burns

• It is the redness and damage of the skin, accompanied by a feeling of pain in the affected area and the inability to even touch it as a result of the wrong exposure to sunlight; Due to the ultraviolet rays.

Symptoms

• Skin redness.
• Skin swelling.
• Itching.
• Ulcers.
• High temperature.
• Nausea.
• Headache.
• Fatigue.

Solar burns stages

• The first: During the early hours of exposure to sunlight, the skin may be red and the person becomes unable to touch the roasted area of ​​it.
• The second: within 6-48 hours that follow exposure to radiation, the pain becomes worse.
• Third: The skin begins to peel off within two days to eight days after exposure to radiation.

Prevention methods

• Avoid spending a long time under the sun's rays in very heat periods.
• Using sunscreen products.
• Wear clothes that cover the largest possible skin, especially when the sun and the heat are intense.
• Use personal protection tools in the workplace exposed to sunlight (helmet, glasses and glove).
• Providing umbrellas in public places and workplaces.
• In the event of sunlight to take vitamin D, it is sufficient to spend 10 to 15 minutes at times when the rays and the temperature are not severe.

Treatment methods

1. First: First aid

• Drink fluids.
• Using pain reliever and hypoglycemia.
• Use cold compresses or bathing with mild water (not very cold).
• Use moisturizing creams.
• Covering ulcers with a dressing.
• Avoid removing ulcers before drying out and starting the skin peeling.
• Not to be exposed to radiation until healing.

2. Second: It is necessary to visit the doctor in the following cases

• In the event that the burn area is large or multiple.
• Pain continues for more than 48 hours.
• Severe dehydration.
• High temperature.

Complications

• Bacterial infections.
• Early signs of aging appear, such as: wrinkles, drought, black spots, and others.
• melanoma.
• The eye is damaged as its infection with the darkness of the lens (white water) blindness.

Common errors and questions

• One of the wrong uses is the use of household items in the treatment of burns, such as: toothpaste.
• What are the most sensitive areas of solar burns?
• Is it correct to use toothpaste?
• There is no scientific evidence for this.
• Are dark skin people with solar burns?
• No, all people are vulnerable to solar burns, but light -skinned people are more likely as the protection of solar burns is lower.
• Does the use of artificial skin tanning methods reduce the incidence of solar burns?
• The use of artificial tanning methods does not reduce the risk of solar burns, because the increase in the percentage of melanin in this road is 2-4 SPF, meaning that it does not reach the lowest level required to protect against radiation, which is 15 SPF.

For more knowledge

• Sunscreen creams