Sunburn can be painful and uncomfortable. Here’s how to treat it from the experts at St John Ambulance <\/p>
Whether you\u2019re out in the park, or relaxing on the beach, it\u2019s important to avoid too much exposure to the sun. Cover up with clothing, stay in the shade and apply high factor sunscreen, say the experts from St John Ambulance.<\/a><\/p> Most sunburn is mild, but in severe cases the skin can become damaged, turn lobster red and blister. It is also possible to develop heat exhaustion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> But if sunburn happens here is how to treat it<\/p> 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cover the skin with light clothing and move them out of the sun<\/p> 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drink cold water\u00a0<\/p> 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cool the skin with cool water for 10 minutes<\/p> 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use after-sun creams to try and help soothe mild sunburn<\/p> 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If there are blisters, you might need to see a healthcare professional<\/p> 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Treat any symptoms of heat exhaustion or heatstroke (headache, dizziness, loss of appetite and feeling sick, sweating with pale clammy skin, cramps in the arms, legs and stomach and fast, weakening pulse and breathing) and get medical help. <\/p> Hot weather can also impact our animals and pets<\/strong><\/p> St John Ambulance is a charity dedicated to the teaching of first aid. They support the NHS, provide medical support at public events and administer engaging youth programmes throughout England.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Sunburn can be painful and uncomfortable. Here’s how to treat it from the experts at St John Ambulance <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39411,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes.jpg",2121,1414,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/how-to-treat-sunburn-what-to-do-if-it-sunburn-strikes-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Sunburn can be painful and uncomfortable. Here's how to treat it from the experts at St John Ambulance","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sunburn symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>
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