If you cannot shut off the power immediately, remove the victim from the live conductor before touching them. Cover burn areas with a moist, preferably sterile, dressing. Request medical assistance for all electrical injuries. If possible, before transport, inform medical personnel of the electrical source involved and the location of the entrance and exit wounds. Sunburn Sunburn results from prolonged exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
Treatment is essentially the same as for thermal burns.
Unless a major percentage of the body is affected, the casualty will not require more than first aid attention. Commercially prepared sunburn lotions and ointments may be used. Prevention through education and the proper use of sunscreens and sunblocks is the best way to avoid this condition. First aid for this type of burn is complicated by the fact that white phosphorous particles ignite upon contact with air. Superficial burns caused by simple skin contact or burning clothes should be flushed with water and treated like thermal burns.