Burns 205: "My First Wound Care" Video Lecture | Introduction to Burn Care: Medical Treatment - Health & Fitness

my first one care mommy daddy I burned
my arm oh dear let's go to the hospital
once you get to the emergency room a
doctor will look at your burns let's
send you upstairs to the eighth floor
that's where our burn center is and they
will take great care of you there the
burn center is a place in the hospital
where doctors and nurses know a lot
about skin and burns they will tell you
everything you need to know
welcome to harbor views Burn Center we
are going to do everything we can to
help you get better what's gonna happen
to my alley
first let's give you some medicine so it
doesn't hurt as bad to take your
medicine you can choose to drink it from
a small cup or drink it out of a syringe
a syringe as a plastic tube that holds
the medicine wow that does help me feel
a little better let's go check out where
you and your parents will go for wound
care your parents can stay with you the
whole time here is one of the rooms
where we might do your wing care we also
could do it in this room wound care is
when we clean your burns to keep it safe
from germs would it look scary let's
look at what these rooms look like I bet
you even know what some of these things
already are just like this it's called
the stretcher it's really just a bed on
wheels and this is where you'll be doing
your wound care if you want you can even
bring toys with you into the treatment
room this table holds all of our
supplies that will help us take care of
your burn these tools will help us take
off your old bandages we'll use this red
soap in these washcloths to clean your
burn then we will put new bandages on
which will have medicine on them do you
see the scissors they are made with a
round edge so that they only cut your
bandage during your wound care so you
stay safe these boxes are where we throw
away either old bandages or dirty wash
cloths and towels during your wound care
you can do some things that will make it
easier like reading a book or playing
the
game are singing a song oh I see so you
just want to help me the best you can
right that's right so now that you know
what will happen let's start your winter
first if you are wearing a bandage the
nurses will carefully take it off then
using a special type of soap they will
gently clean your burn finally they will
rinse the soap off and they will place
brand new bandages on your burn keeping
your burn clean will help to heal it
that's why wound care is so important
once you've done with your wound care
you'll get to go to the play room and
take a prize from the treasure chest
a doctor will then decide if you can go
home or if you should stay longer in the
hospital our team of doctors and nurses
think it is okay for you to go home just
make sure you follow the instructions
that we gave you here you be I get to go
home thanks for watching
you