Chemical Burns

Anita Shahzadi
2 min readDec 6, 2020

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Chemical Burns happens whenever the eyes or skin interacted with either an allergic reaction, including a base or an acid. These are also identified as acid or sharp burns. On your skin or inside your body, they can cause a reaction. If chemicals are ingested, these burns will impact your inner organs.

Causes of Chemical Burns:

Acids and bases cause many chemical burns. At college, job, or any spot wherever you handle chemical materials, burns triggered by chemicals can occur. Among the most prevalent things that trigger chemical burns are:

1. Acid Car Battery

2. NH4(ammonia)

3. Cleaners for Dentures

4. Bleach

5. Items for Teeth Whitening

6. The products of pool chlorination

Those who are at risk of chemical burns:

Newborns, older adults, and individuals with disabilities seem to be the people at the biggest risk for chemical burns. Such classes may not have been capable of effectively handling chemicals. If you are treating acids and other chemicals without the support and have mobility problems, you can be at greater risk for chemical burns.

Types:

There are different types of chemical burns. A superficial burn is considered a wound to the upper layer of the skin, or the epidermis. This first-degree burn was also named this.

A partial-thickness trauma or subcutaneous injury is considered an injury to the 2nd skin layer; another name is the dermis. This second-degree burn was also named this.

The injury that occurs to the 3rd skin layer, or the subcutaneous tissue, is considered a full-thickness injury. A third-degree burn was also named this.

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Anita Shahzadi
Anita Shahzadi

Written by Anita Shahzadi

Physical Therapist | Content Writer

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