For Burns
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Burns can be very painful.  Give strong pain medicines such as
codeine OR morphine, especially before cleaning or changing the
dressing on a burn.

medicines for pain
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Burns are very likely to get infected, so give an antibiotic such as
dicloxacillin, clindamycin, cephalexin, OR ciprofloxacin if there are
any signs of infection.

antibiotics
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As the burn heals, give an antihistamine like chlorpheniramine OR
diphenhydramine to calm the itching.

Give a tetanus vaccine if the person's tetanus vaccination is not
up-to-date

tetanus
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If the person was in a fire and inhaled a lot of smoke, salbutamol
can help them to breathe more easily.

antihistamines
<gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/books/no-doctor/32-meds-allergies/>

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