emergency case of biting the plugged current wire.. pain burn in lips.
3 1/2 year old female child came to casualty with c/o electric burn while bitting plugged current wire..pt is conscious..no bleeding.. complaints of pain and irritation.. kindly suggest the management for this case..burn is confined to the region of upper and lower lips tip of tongue and lower labial vestibule..
Excellent suggestions from Dr. Dinesh gupta. I agree this protocol
It's exit wound,manage accordingly,look for s potassium
ADVISABLE.. 1. HOSPITALIZATION 2. I / V...FLUIDS.... TETANUS. PROPHYLAXIS 3. I / V.... ANTIBIOTICS... ANTI INFLAMMATORY... ANALGESIC 4. TOPICAL. BACITRACIN ZINC. .ON. EXTERNAL. WOUNDS.. 5. ORAL. SPLINT. APPLIANCES.....TO. PREVENT. CONTRACTURES . 6. IF. BLEEDING. OCCURS. .....AFTER. ..ESCHAR. SLOUGHS.... . .... .THEN. ACHIEVE. HEMOSTASIS....BY. PRESSURE. PADS ... 7. COMPLETE. HEALING. TAKES. APPROXIMATELY...4--6. WEEKS
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