Sunburn (pain and redness to the outer layer of the skin caused by prolong exposure to the sun or ultra violet rays)
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Emergent Care - Have you identified one or more of the following symptoms?
- Symptoms of heat stroke (fever of 102 F or greater, hot, dry skin, change in mental state, rapid heartbeat, loss of consciousness)
- Signs of dehydration (no saliva, little or no urine output, little or no fluid intake, sunken eyes)
- Child looks and acts very ill
- Infant with sunburn
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Seek Immediate Medical Attention!
These symptoms can be life-threatening. |
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| Early effects of the sunburn are seen a few hours after exposure and full effects are seen at 24 hours
Sunburn that is painful and swells is a first-degree burn
Pain and heat from the sunburn usually lasts for 2 days
Always protect the skin from sunburn by using sunscreen with a minimum protection factor (SPF) of 15
Avoid the peak "sun" hours of 11am-2pm
Sunburn increases the risk of skin cancer |
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Urgent Care - Have you identified one or more of the following symptoms?
- Sunburn with fever, dizziness, headache, nausea
- Multiple blisters
- Symptoms of infection (redness, pain, swelling, pus from blisters)
- Swelling of the face
- Eye pain
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Contact Your Health Care Provider. |
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Self-Management - You can help in the following ways:
- Apply cool water compress or take cool water bath
- Give acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil), as needed for pain, if no reasons to the contrary
- Apply over the counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream, topical anesthetic or aloe as directed by your Health Care Provider
- Do not apply vaseline, butter or ointments
- Increase fluid intake
- Do not break blisters
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