title: Chemical skin burns.
abstract: Copious lavage with water is the cornerstone of treatment for most types of chemical burns. Particularly dangerous are burns from hydrofluoric acid, which may act as both an alkali and an acid in its effects on the tissues. There are specific antidotes for certain types of chemical burns. For phenol burns, polyethylene glycol solutions are better solvents than water.
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D000328:Adult; D000468:Alkalies / Q000009:adverse effects; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002118:Calcium / Q000009:adverse effects; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D003646:Debridement; D005742:Gasoline / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000009:adverse effects; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000009:adverse effects; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000009:adverse effects; D011188:Potassium / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012964:Sodium / Q000009:adverse effects; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D000468:Alkalies; D000931:Antidotes; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D005742:Gasoline; D010087:Oxides; D010636:Phenols; D010758:Phosphorus; D019800:Phenol; D008094:Lithium; D012964:Sodium; C016538:lime; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium