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Interviewer: What should you do if you get a burn injury? Annette Matherly from the Burn Center at University of Utah Health, what should I do?

Annette: We go to our four C's and those are cool it, clean it, cover it, and call for help. Cool it. Place it under cool, not cold, water for about 10 minutes to take the heat out of the tissues. Clean it with soap and water. Get the debris out of the tissues. Cover it because we want to stop the pain from those nerve endings. And then, we want to call for help.

Now, this could mean a couple of different things. If it's a large burn, then 911 may need to be alerted. If it's a smaller burn, that doesn't not necessarily mean that you don't need to call for assistance. It may be that you need to call a local burn center, because even a small burn injury can result in a lifetime of impairment if it's not treated correctly.

updated: April 12, 2021
originally published: July 25, 2017

Interviewer: Vitamin D supplements. Dr. Kirtly Jones, do I need to take one?

Dr. Jones: That's a great question and it's debated hotly. Vitamin D is important. It helps your body absorb calcium for strong bones and it may help your micro biome so maybe your gut likes it. And there's some debate about your heart.

Foods that have it include milk, and eggs, and fish, and if you don't eat those things and you don't get outside or if you block up and cover up like your dermatologist said, you should take a supplement. The Institute of Medicine recommends 600 international units for young people and 800 for older people but not the 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, millions, whatever that you can get at the health food store. Or get out in the sun for about 20 minutes every day and your body will get all the vitamin D that you need.

updated: October 4, 2021
originally published: April 27, 2017