The first thing to do is activate
EMS. Use cool or cold water to cool the burn for 10 minutes as soon as
possible. ( Do not use ice or frozen compress.) Early cooling will minimize the
depth of injury and decrease pain. Remove jewelry near the affected area. Cover
the injury with dry, clean pad loosely
to protect it. Do not give food or drink to injured person. Keep him comfortable
until EMS arrives and takes over.
The use of a drug to prevent a person at risk of an imminent infection is called <u>prophylaxis.</u>
What is Prophylaxis?
- Prophylaxis is the steps intended to maintain health (individually or collectively) and stop the spread of disease.
- For instance, Sydenham's chorea can be avoided by using preventive antibiotics following a case of rheumatic fever or for prevention against polio meant avoiding crowds and public swimming pools prior to the development of the polio vaccine.
What medications are prescribed for prophylaxis?
- Intravenous "first generation" cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cephazolin or cephalothin, are frequently used as surgical prophylactic antibiotics.
- injections of gentamicin
- Rectal or intravenous metronidazole (if anaerobic infection is likely)
- Tinidazole oral (if anaerobic infection is likely)
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