First Aid

I burned myself cooking chicken. The grease was a combination of butter+olive oil+canola oil. It is turning red and hurts badly. What should I do?

2007-03-16 16:35:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an ingrown toenail that resulted in a cut in my big toe. It's been there about a month and won't heal because the part of the nail you can't remove is poking into it. As such, my entire toe is now swollen.

I noticed this morning that my foot and shin are of a significantly higher temperature than the noninfected side. There isn't much pain. I've put neosporin on the cut a few times, but it seems to do little. It doesn't seem to be getting worse very quickly, either.

So. I don't care much about being on the 'safe side'. I want to know at what point do I NEED to see a doctor? I have no insurance, so I'd like to avoid a pricey/violent visit. Should I just keep using peroxide and neosporin and hope for the best? I've been considering using a poultice of comfrey (knitbone), is this advisable for an open wound?

Thanks.

2007-03-16 14:51:59 · 7 answers · asked by skyeblack3 2

They are painful & unnecessary...

2007-03-16 11:05:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-16 09:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by grandma 1

Apart from hair of the dog, what's the best one around

2007-03-16 06:53:46 · 28 answers · asked by pups 5

his eyes are very painful and it feels as if there's sand in it. Do you know of any first aid to relieve his pain and possibly save his eyes from permanent damage?

2007-03-16 06:37:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

TRIED PEROXIDE WATER AND NOTHING

2007-03-16 05:54:45 · 12 answers · asked by inerzo2 1

My daughter has a splinter in the ball of her hand and I am struggling to get it out. does anybody have suggestions to make it easier. I have been trying with a sterile pin but no luck

2007-03-16 04:49:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

It doesn't hurt but its getting infected. What do I do to help it heal faster?

2007-03-16 00:57:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

im like gushing and have gone through a box of cleanex what do i do

2007-03-15 23:47:41 · 10 answers · asked by heckyealevel1foreverlol 2

I fell and scraped up my knee today, and i think a scab is forming. but i just looked down at my knee right now and there's like this sticky pus coming out of it - it looks like maple syrup. sorry this is kind of gross, but i'm curious - what is it made of?

2007-03-15 19:35:41 · 7 answers · asked by mighty_power7 7

I fell today and scraped up my right knee pretty good. I think there's like a large scab starting to form about the size of a half-dollar (it's a big dark brown spot, and the cut itself isn't that deep). I cleaned it with an antiseptic wipe and put some bandaids over it, but then the wound started leaking this sticky stuff, so i had to take the bandaids off. Should I be keeping the bandaids off and letting the wound air out? i dont want it to get irritated by my pants either though.

2007-03-15 17:55:22 · 7 answers · asked by mighty_power7 7

The burn isn't very severe, but it took off the very top layer of skin. Seriously, I thought of using Preparation H because of its soooooothing properties, and because it is more often applied to sensitive tissue too ;-) Would that work?

2007-03-15 16:54:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

A door just slammed on my hand and caught 2 of my fingers pretty hard. I can move them but they're getting really swollen and stiff. I've put my hand in cold water to try and get rid of the swelling. Is that right and is there anything else I should do?

2007-03-15 14:31:23 · 23 answers · asked by Poppy 2

2007-03-15 13:09:27 · 9 answers · asked by Curious 1

I woke up a couple days ago, didn't think anything of it, but a day or two went by and this bite or whatever it is, started gettin big an i mean it hurts really bad, it's all red and this is a little hole in the middle, I was wondering if maybe it is a bite!

2007-03-15 11:10:15 · 3 answers · asked by themfdoc 1

On the back, it says do not administer carbonated beverages with this product. Is it OK to use it after drinking coke?

2007-03-15 10:28:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I suffr from dry eyes and am havin really bad pains in the corner of my left eye i am using the drops i was given from te hospita for the past year te past week m eyes have been really painfull and i have to wait untill esdaybefore i go back to the hosp in the mean time what should do and what will the hospital do when i go please help me thepain isnt constant just every now and then ?????????????????

2007-03-15 10:04:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-15 09:39:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i burned this tribal design on my arm. Im supposed to ajitate the scab so it scars... but it HURTS SO BAD any suggestions?

2007-03-15 07:24:08 · 13 answers · asked by _DestroyingAngel_ 3

straight away for about 5 minutes, and have been applying an ice pack ever since, but the pain is pretty bad. It hasn't blistered, but it's very red + sore.What else can I use? Thanks in advance.

2007-03-15 06:34:35 · 21 answers · asked by amethyst 3

the cut is wide open - the skin around the cut doesn't touch and it looks like the entire outer layer of skin is gone...

2007-03-15 06:05:28 · 22 answers · asked by Amy 1

I know it will burn and there other alternative to using rubbing alcohol but is it safe to use for disinfecting.

2007-03-15 01:46:31 · 28 answers · asked by Kelly O 2

My 13 year old went snowboarding yesterday... when the other kid's were greasing up with sunscreen, he passed, He thought he would get a tan. When he came home his face and eyes were fried. Last night he woke up crying saying he couldn't see. Has anyone ever heard of sun burned eyes? I keep putting aloevera on his face but any suggestions for the eyes? Healing time?

2007-03-14 20:34:46 · 6 answers · asked by Amy 3

Im going camping with my cousins, and uncles on Friday and like always im concerned something is gonna happen to someone or me.Its gonna be a one nighter fire,bb guns,some real old firecrackers that might send a tent blanket up in flames.and last if someone gets there tongue burned with a fajita(little cousins,gotta watch out for um lol).

What is nessecary to take?

2007-03-14 18:39:03 · 7 answers · asked by Aces747 2

What will help sooth.

2007-03-14 17:07:36 · 15 answers · asked by Goldie Locks 1

2007-03-14 16:30:21 · 6 answers · asked by jennya2j 2

2007-03-14 14:57:19 · 6 answers · asked by Jaime 2

i got burned how do i treat it.

2007-03-14 13:53:28 · 14 answers · asked by lisaanndubay 4

It is the underside of my tongue btw.

2007-03-14 13:51:29 · 7 answers · asked by topaz989_mc 1