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burnBurns do not discriminate and can affect men, women, children, and seniors. The Miami Burn Center advises that burn injuries are the nation’s third largest cause of accidental death, resulting in 6,000 fatalities each year and annually causing 300,000 serious injuries. Because burns are largely preventable, it is important to understand how they’re caused and how to prevent them. Understanding the treatment options available to get on the road to recovery can help burn victims and their families, too.

The health and wellness resource Healthline defines burns  as injury to the tissues of the body resulting in skin damage that causes the affected skin cells to die. Burns can result from exposure to heat, flames, ultraviolet radiation, electricity, steam, and chemicals. While many people can recover from burns without repercussions, serious burns can lead to complications and even death.

Burn stages

Burns are classified in one of three stages.

  • • First-degree burn: These are superficial burns that only affect the epidermis, or the outer layer of skin. The site of the burn can be painful, red and dry. Long-term skin damage is rare.
  • • Second-degree burns: Burns of this nature affect the epidermis and part of the dermis layer of skin. Symptoms include red, blistered, swollen, and painful skin.
  • • Third-degree burns: With third-degree burns, the epidermis and dermis are destroyed. These burns also may impact underlying muscles, tendons and bones. The burn site appears charred or white, and there is little to no sensation since nerve endings are destroyed.

Burn treatments

Minor burns usually can be treated at home. Avoid ice and cotton balls. Ice can make damage worse, and the cotton fibers can stick to the injury and increase risk of infection, warns Healthline. A cool-water soak, pain relief medicines and the application of lidocaine or aloe vera gel to soothe the skin is advised.

If the burn is oozing, lightly cover it with sterile gauze if available; otherwise, use a clean sheet or a towel. Seek medical attention immediately. Do not try to pull away clothing or fabric from a burn. Cut away as much as possible and then go to the hospital, states the American Academy of Pediatrics. Electrical and chemical burns also require prompt medical attention.

Burn prevention

To help prevent burns, follow these tips.

  • • Check smoke alarms regularly to ensure they’re functioning at full capacity.
  • • Do not play with matches, flammable materials or fireworks.
  • • Do not leave food cooking unattended.
  • • Exercise caution when handling plugs and outlets.
  • • Apply sunscreen and adhere to sun-safety time limits.
  • • Read labels for all chemical products and use them in the manner in which they’re intended to be used.
  • • Adjust hot water heater temperatures.

Burns are almost always preventable. Learning about burns and how to prevent them is a great first step toward reducing your risk of suffering a burn. 

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Gov. Laura Kelly proclaims April 1 through 7 National Public Health Week in Kansas

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Gov. Laura Kelly proclaimed April 1 through 7 as National Public Health Week in Kansas yesterday to recognize public health workers and the work they do keeping our state safe and secure.

“It is exciting to see how the evolution of the  important work of public health professionals over the past several years continues to shape the overall health of our state and nation.” KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek said. “National Public Health Week is a great event that reinforces the importance of our partnerships with health, environmental and other professionals as we look to highlight not only what is  being done today, but towards   future initiatives that will continue to improve  public health in Kansas.”

Public health professionals are instrumental in helping communities prevent, prepare for, mitigate, and recover from not only health threats like communicable diseases, , but also natural disasters, such as wildfires, flooding, and severe storms, as well as disasters caused by human activity and public health emergencies.

KDHE hopes to use National Public Health Week to educate public policymakers and public health professionals on issues that are important to improving the health of all Kansans. This goes hand in hand with this year’s theme, “Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health.” Through daily engagement, the national event recognizes that public health is more than just health care and encourages us all to come together to achieve the goals of public health.

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Key bills still have a chance to pass

RYCKMAN RECAP, Ron Ryckman, 38th District Senator

 

This last, Week 11, for most committees to meet in the Legislature was kind of different from past years, in that there didn’t seem to be any big “crunch” to get everything done. 

We did work a fair number of bills — particularly in Ag and Fed and State, but used our full hour of meeting time only once — and that without even approving the bill which consumed most of it (SB 446, seeking to limit foreign property ownership) because it had simply become too cumbersome. 

The big news, I suppose, was that both houses held hearings on Medicaid expansion for the first time in four years, yet without moving it out of committee. The House provided some hope that tax relief might have another shot; however, with a two-tier instead of single rate like that adopted by the Senate, there is still a lot of “negotiating” to do to get a finished product that is “veto proof.” We’ll know more after their formal Floor consideration next week, but right now I’m optimistic we can come up with something taxpayers have been waiting on far too long.

Three totally unrelated measures that have generated a lot of constituent interest and do have a good chance of making it through are S Sub HB 2124, dealing with operational enhancement for “little guy” microbreweries; HB 2783, prohibiting government agencies from restricting the sale of motor vehicles based on energy source; and SB 527/HB 2813, making it a crime to coerce a woman into having an abortion. 

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