argh just gotta vent..got 2nd degree burns on right hand

[graveyman]

The absolute best thing for 1st and 2nd degree burns is vinegar and baking soda. Sound weird and a lot of people haven’t heard of it but I know first hand. Only down side is you have to do it right after the burn occurs. Just pour it in a bowl and the foaming action created will kill the pain and reduce redness or blisters. If the burn is somewhere you can’t soak, you can make compresses too. I’ve only needed it a few times in my life but it works great and really kills the pain.

The best example I have is second hand but happened to me. When I was three, I got too close to a small barbeque on the ground. After being told “don’t touch those coals they are hot”, apparently I put my hands on my hips, huffed at my mom and reached over and picked up a nice white-hot coal! (I have a history of not liking to be told what to do) Anyway, they immediately put my hand in a bowl of vinegar/baking soda and I didn’t even get a blister.

 

[FALCARRION]

I heard your supose to pee on it..... Wait thats for jellyfish stings. Nevermind.

 

[miniDrake]

Originally posted by FALCARRION
I heard your supose to pee on it..... Wait thats for jellyfish stings. Nevermind.

If I got stung by a jellyfish and someone peed on me they would be the one going to see a Dr,
peeing on someone is only ok when its sex

 

[airhead]

actually, that is for sting ray. Use the outboard\'s \"piss stream\" as warm water neutralizes the poison.

Starfyre, get yourself to a doctor and have that looked at. Hands have too many nerves and too many uses to let a bunch of scar tissue and nerve damage mess them up - especially yours.

I took a shot of molten lead once in the chest while I was working at a small fishing lure factory. Had a hoodie that absorbed most of it, but pealing the lead and melted nylon out of the blisters was not fun. Dr. proscribed some bright yellow ointment for it, but current theory is to put noting on it unles the Dr says so.

 

[FALCARRION]

you mean I\'m peeing on the wrong people?

 

[airhead]

So.... what\'d the Dr. tell you?

 

[StarFyre]

hey

welll..didn\'t go to doctor last weekend.

Pharmacist said not that bad..2nd degree burns..so to put thjat infection prevention medicine on it..wrap it up.

NExt day, huge blisters.

Did go to doctor just to ask, how do I know if I should burst blister. HE said, not infected, he bursts it!!!

No pain from it at all..but pushing down on the burn to get rid of the serum (liquid) hurt.

He wrapped it up again..so couldn\'t really use hand.

Now it\'s healing normally..wrapped lightly..but can use fingers and can wrap fingers around without much discomfort/pain. Smaller blisters on fingers appear to be healing slowly..bigger one in palm with the hole in it where we burst it (it reformed so i burst it here at home) will take time it appears.not sure how long



Sanjay

 

[PegaZus]

Okay, I\'ve got to share a funny (for other people) story.

I was walking in my dad\'s shop one day. He rented out space to a diesel mechanic (large trucks, not cars). The mechanic is cutting a set of bearings with an acetylene torch. I walk by not thinking (obviously) and suddenly see this shiny steel ball roll across the floor.

Oooo...shiny.....round....shiny :duh:

So I pick it up with my thumb and first finger. I stand there wondering where in the hell the electricity is coming from because it is just shooting through my hand. And it clicks...

acetylene + bearing assembly + shiny ball = f\'n hot ball bearing!

I had this cool spherical dent in my fingers for weeks. And what was weird was that it never FELT hot. It felt like I\'d touched an electrical wire instead.