Abstract:

Objective: To summerize the features and treatment of the I and II degree burn of extremity. Methods: The features and
treatment of the I and II degree extremity burns with 50 cases treated in our hospital from January 2012 to January 2015 were analyzed.
Results: The clinical features were: ①Burn of extremity with children were 68%（34/50）; ②58% had infected or contaminated
wounds because they had treated the burns with folk medicine or methods before visiting the doctor. The treatments were: Sterile
debridement was conducted to all patients. 29 cases with infected or contaminated wounds were applied iodophor gauze and multilayer
dry gauze bandage. 21 cases burned within 6 hours were treated with moist exposed burn ointment（MEBO）, vaseline gauze and
multilayer dry gauze bandage. Bandage was changed when liquid appeared. The TBSA of all 50 cases were under 15%. 43 cases
recovered（86%）, 17 wound infections recovered after changing the dressing, 7 had scars and pigmentation. Conclusion: Sterile
debridement, iodophor gauze or MEBO, and multilayer dry gauze bandage was the effective treatment of small area I and II degree burn
of extremity.

Key words: extremity, I and II degree burn, grass-root hospital