Burn from chemicals

Depending on the type of exposure, the symptoms may include:

• Abdominal pain
• Breathing difficulty
• Bright red or bluish skin and lips
• Convulsions (seizures)
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Hives , itching , swelling , nausea , vomiting , or weakness resulting from an allergic reaction
• Irritability
• Pain where the skin has come in contact with the toxic substance
• Rash , blisters , burns on the skin
• Unconsciousness

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First aid kit

Burns

Skin layers

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Review Date: 02/02/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)