Working outdoors, skin unprotected by clothes or sunscreen, skin type, age
Prevention
Use of sunscreen, sun protective clothing
Treatment
Avoiding further exposure to the sun. Cool, frequent baths or showers for pain relief. Anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen or aspirin can also help with pain. Drinking water to stay hydrated.
Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually from the Sun. Common symptoms in humans and other animals include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch or painful, general fatigue, and mild dizziness. Other symptoms include blistering, peeling skin, swelling, itching, and nausea. Excessive UV radiation is the leading cause of (primarily) non-malignant skin tumors,[1][2] which in extreme cases can be life-threatening. Sunburn is an inflammatory response in the tissue triggered by direct DNA damage by UV radiation. When the cells' DNA is overly damaged by UV radiation, type I cell-death is triggered and the tissue is replaced.[3]
Sun protective measures like sunscreen and sun protective clothing are widely accepted to prevent sunburn and some types of skin cancer.[4] Special populations, including children, are especially susceptible to sunburn and protective measures should be used to prevent damage.[5]
^World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer "Do sunscreens prevent skin cancer" Archived 26 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Press release No. 132, 5 June 2000
^World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer "Solar and ultraviolet radiation" Archived 29 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 55, November 1997
^Sunburn at eMedicine
^Maslin, Douglas L. (November 2014). "Do suncreens protect us?". International Journal of Dermatology. 53 (11): 1319–1323. doi:10.1111/ijd.12606. PMID 25208462. S2CID 205188894.
^Dusza, Stephen W.; Halpern, Allan C.; Satagopan, Jaya M.; Oliveria, Susan A.; Weinstock, Martin A.; Scope, Alon; Berwick, Marianne; Geller, Alan C. (February 2012). "Prospective Study of Sunburn and Sun Behavior Patterns During Adolescence". Pediatrics. 129 (2): 309–317. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-0104. ISSN 0031-4005. PMC 3269110. PMID 22271688.
Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually...
Sunburn Festival is a commercial electronic dance music festival held in India. It was started by entrepreneur Shailendra Singh of Percept Ltd. Spanning...
index, is an international standard measurement of the strength of the sunburn-producing ultraviolet (UV) radiation at a particular place and time. It...
drug-abusing teenager. In 2023, Fike released his second studio album, Sunburn, preceded by singles "Dancing in the Courthouse", "Ant Pile", "Mona Lisa"...
known by various different names in the United States, such as Indian sunburn or Indian rug burn, and also as Chinese wrist burn, and as the snake bite...
other notable TV roles include the BBC dramas Real Women (1998–1999), Sunburn (1999–2000) and Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001–2003). Collins was born...
Functional keratinocytes are needed for tympanic perforation healing. A sunburn cell is a keratinocyte with a pyknotic nucleus and eosinophilic cytoplasm...
ultraviolet rays has negative health effects, including sunburn. Some people tan or sunburn more easily than others. This may be the result of different...
mineral that is used to treat mild itchiness. Conditions treated include sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, and other mild skin conditions....
sterilizes surfaces with which it comes into contact. For humans, suntan and sunburn are familiar effects of exposure of the skin to UV light, along with an...
Lidocaine, also known as lignocaine and sold under the brand name Xylocaine among others, is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type. It is also used...
keffiyeh is commonly found in arid regions, as it provides protection from sunburn, dust, and sand. An agal is often used by Arabs to keep it in place. The...
about ancient farming areas in England. Bag balm "Sunburn Treatment: First Aid Information for Sunburn". Firstaid.webmd.com. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-02...
light and ionizing radiation. The most common type of radiation burn is a sunburn caused by UV radiation. High exposure to X-rays during diagnostic medical...
Global Information