Banana Leaf Benefits To Treat Serious Burns


Burns may not enter into the third highest cause of death in Indonesia and the world. However, extensive burns are often fatal. Many people with the victims of fire or electric shock have been dying when they arrived at the hospital.

The main thing done in dealing with extensive burns is a correction of body fluids and the prevention of infection. Someone who suffered extensive burns, tend to run to and fro to seek help. This will cause the body exposed to wind and evaporation of body fluids getting larger, this situation will end up with dehydration. Therefore, if there are relatives, friends, or family who suffered extensive burns due to fire such a good idea to suggest to stay in place (stop), drop (drop), and roll (roll) for the fire extinguished.

When carrying people affected by burns, do not let them in the open state. We can use a wet blanket to blanket, or according to dr. Moerbono M, Sp.KK can use banana leaves are cleaned first. According to A. Gore and Deepika Madhori Akolekar in his journal, entitled "Evaluation off Banana Leaf Dressing for Partical Thickness Burn Wounds" a banana leaf has many advantages in its use in burns.

Banana leaves to reduce evaporation of liquid because there is a layer of wax. The leaves also creates a cooling sensation on the skin of the body, not attached to the wound, and has a wide surface so that it can cover all parts of the body. In research done by Evi Rohmatun entitled "Physical Properties and Effects Ointment Young Banana Leaf Extract (Musa paradisiaca, Linn) Toward Healing Burns On Skin Rabbit Ridge" young banana leaf extract helps the healing of burns with a significant result.

Therefore, if discovered, such as fire burns victims. Suruhlan the victim stops (stop), drop (drop), and roll (roll). Next selimuti body with banana leaf that has been cleaned with alcohol and NaCl or larikanlah immediately to the nearest hospital to obtain fluid correction and prevention of infection.