【正文】 You can get burnt by : ___________ ___________ __________ __________ _______________________ _______________________ hot liquids steam fire radiation the sun electricity and chemicals Causes of burns How many types of burns are there? What are they? Types of burn degree burns. 2. Second degree burns degree burns Label these pictures first, second and third degree burns. second degree burn first degree burn third degree burn Answer the questions 1. Why should you put cold water on a burn? 2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt? Because the cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and reduces the swelling. Because in the third degree burn the nerves have been damaged. If there are no nerves, there is no pain. 3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed? 4. If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see tissue? Because bacteria from the clothes and jewellery could infect the burns. Because all the layers of the skin have been burnt showing the tissue underneath. If you want more tips about first ai