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04-26-2012, 05:18 AM | #1 |
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Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
Yesterday I burned 3 of my fingers moving a large pot of boiling stock. I had to keep it in cold water a long time it was really painful. Anyway I think the skin on the top of my fingers is kind of dead, it's red and white with a lot of very small blisters and when something brushes my skin to hard it kind of shifts around and gets little splits in it. I was thinking maybe I need to get some kind of bandage to protect it so it doesn't get infected?? It's way to big of an area for a bandaid so I am out of my depth here I am googling and it says don't use anything fluffy or linty so what would you use? Should I put some kind of ointment or something on it too?
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04-26-2012, 05:44 AM | #2 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
sterile 4x4 to cover the area, then bandage tape or self-adhesive wrap (a la ace bandage) wrapped around to hold in place.....but you might want to get that checked - hard to tell from your description if it might be 3rd degree, which if it is 3rd degree it needs medical attention.
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04-26-2012, 06:00 AM | #3 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
3rd degree burn you wouldn't be able o feel the area due o the nerves being dead, but it does sound like a good 2 nd degree burn.
I'd use antibiotic ointment until you can get either aloe, calendula cream or noxema (has silver sulfate in it). Keep the area moist with one of those ointments. Use 4x4 pads like suggested above and/or a gauze wrap. You can cut a sock up to put over your hand to hold the bandages in place. burns stink. We've dealt with hospitalization worthy burns in our home. No fun. Also, (per our plastic surgeon we worked with) don't pop the blisters. Let them pop on their own. If they pop it'll open he area up for infection.
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04-26-2012, 06:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
Generally, they use triple antibiotic ointment for hands. If you want something stronger, you can go to your doctor or Urgent Care for a prescription for Silvadene. You want to use the ointment several times a day, keeping it as sterile as possible. then, as PP said, cover with sterile guaze and tape the edges. Third degree burns usually need at least debridment and possibly skin grafts over them to heal properly.
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04-26-2012, 12:07 PM | #5 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
Thanks, I asked me DH to pick me up some guaze we don't have anything like that.
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04-26-2012, 12:10 PM | #6 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
Yeah, I'd be more worried if it didn't hurt
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04-26-2012, 12:17 PM | #7 |
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Re: Burn First Aid Q (kinda gross)
There is this ointment, awkwardly called Burn Stuff. It is a GOD SEND. It's pricey, but so worth it. It works to supply adequate moisture, keep infection away, and it really takes the sting out of burns. I full on put my palm on my moms hot glass top stove and two days later I couldn't even tell. It is a must have for your new first aid kit.
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