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Have you ever used steam eye mask ?
This is an "artifact" used by many office workers to deal with eye fatigue.
However, if
"eye protection" is used improperly,
it will become a "hidden weapon that hurts people"!
html On January 25, the well-known actress Zhang Xinyu posted on her blog that she was burned by a steam eye mask at low temperature. “Recently, while filming in an environment of minus 40 degrees, my face began to peel, become red, and sting. I thought it was frostbite, but later I found that my eyes My surroundings, especially my eyelids, are particularly serious..." and posted a photo of his red eyes.Finally, I found out that it was actually the heating steam eye mask that burned . Because it is cold outside and very hot indoors, the heat of the heating eye mask is unstable. However, because people have just entered the house from a very cold environment, they are very insensitive to burns. Then she also reminded everyone to be careful about low-temperature burns.
Ophthalmologists remind
that steam eye masks can treat dry eye syndrome to a certain extent, that is, the increase in eye tissue temperature can promote the softening and discharge of meibomian gland oil, but if the temperature of the steam eye masks is too high, or the wearing time For too long, it is easy to cause eye damage after low-temperature burns, such as dry eyes and foreign body sensation.
Netizens echoed
Many netizens said that themselves had similar experiences of low-temperature burns .
There is also a popular science reminder from netizens: cannot use things that are too hot when the weather is too cold .
Why do low temperatures cause burns?
● Ordinary burns and scalds are usually trauma caused by contact with high-temperature gas, flame, boiling water, etc. This trauma is often obvious and easy to detect and avoid.
● Low-temperature burns are somewhat similar to "boiling a frog in warm water". They refer to burns caused by the temperature of around 250°C acting on the human body for too long, causing the heat to slowly penetrate into the subcutaneous soft tissue. In the early stages of
, only the epidermis of the human body is touched. If the heat source is removed in time, the damage is completely controllable. However, if becomes adaptable to temperature, it will be difficult to detect in time, causing heat to penetrate into deeper tissues, causing burns to worsen.
Low-temperature burns can not only cause relatively shallow injuries such as I degree and shallow II degree, but may also cause deep II or III degree burns -
I degree burns: skin becomes red and appears Erythema
II degree burns: blisters appear on the skin. According to the size of the blisters and the depth of the burns, they can be divided into shallow II degrees and deep II degrees. It becomes hard, has no elasticity, and the pain is not obvious
How to deal with low-temperature burns?
If the skin becomes red or erythema appears, the affected area needs to be cooled down immediately. Specific operations: Use room temperature water or a gel product to cool down with a cold compress for at least 30 minutes . Room temperature water refers to temperatures around 26℃-20℃. Do not use ice water or ice cubes for cold compresses, as this may cause frostbite.
If blisters have appeared on the skin, you can first use iodophor to disinfect , and then go to the hospital for further treatment. Never use a needle to pop the blisters. , as this will cause further infection, which will cause trouble.
Although it is a low-temperature burn, you should not apply toothpaste, sesame oil, sprinkle incense ash, or apply aloe vera gel. These folk remedies will aggravate the infection of the wound.
Everyone should carefully screen the burn ointments on the market. If does not have an approval number or manufacturer, it means that it is a fake and shoddy product and cannot use . It should be noted that all burn ointments only have a slight effect on wound recovery .
Be careful with these "heating artifacts"!
Warm Baby
cannot be directly attached to the skin. It should be applied through clothes, and the time should not be too long.
The electric blanket
should not be powered on for too long. should turn off the power when going to bed to avoid using all night.
hot water bottle
Do not fill it too full with water. should be filled with about 70% hot water. water temperature should not be too hot . Do not let the thermal surface act directly on the skin . At the same time, it is safer to change the position every 30 minutes. .
Electric hand warmer
When the electric hand warmer is powered on, do not hold the electric hand warmer in your arms and do not touch the skin directly . You can put on a "protective cover". At the same time, be careful not to let the temperature be too high; It is strictly forbidden to hit, sit on, or sharpen it. Prick the hand warmer with the device to avoid leakage.
Comprehensive collection from Popular Science China, News Square, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, etc.
Editor of this issue: Wang Bingxin
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