cold h2o bactine really helps!!
2006-11-18 06:46:18
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answered by percussioner01 1
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1. Soak your hand in cool water. It shouldn't be ice cold. The idea is to cool off the burn area. You can also use a cool compress. I think using a large container is helpful because you won't have to change as often as a compress. Soak about 10 to 30 minutes.
2. Take a pain reliever (in order of preference): Aleve, Ibuprofen or Tylenol
3. If you have blisters, don't pop them. Wash the area and use some antibiotic ointment when they do pop.
Don't use butter or oily items after a burn. The oils help hold in the heat when you actually want to get rid of the heat... in a cool water bath.
2006-11-18 14:54:27
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answered by lots_of_laughs 6
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Soaking the hand in cool (not frigid) water can help draw heat from the skin. Even better would be to add 10 drops or so of essential oil (chamomile or lavender) or baking soda to the water.
Vinegar is an effective and cooling treatment - Soak towels with it, and apply to the burned areas. Also, you can fill a spray bottle and spray it directly on the skin as needed.
Rubbing alcohol - Because it evaporates so quickly, dabbing on rubbing alcohol will quickly cool and ease the pain of burned skin.
If your burn is painfully hot, separating the white from the yolk of an egg, and then spreading the white over the affected area will help to cool the burning instantly. This can be repeated as often as needed.
Hope this helps!
2006-11-18 14:50:04
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answered by Sailor Jupiter 4
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let room temp. water flow over the burn, then wrap in a clean white cloth depending on the severity. Do not apply ointments while the burn site is raw because this traps in the heat and it will keep burning under the skin making it worse. If it begins to blister DO NOT pop the blisters and continue to run under water and keep it clean. As it begins to heal go ahead and apply something like neosporin to fight infection and aid in healing.
I am an EMT and that is how I would treat a 1st and or 2nd degree burn. Hope that helps
2006-11-18 17:03:02
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answered by crzy_11 2
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After the ice water, apply aloe gel. The ice water will stop the burn from going any deeper into the tissues. Aloe will greatly ease the pain. Keep an aloe plant in your kitchen for just such emergencies. Break open the leaves and put the fluid directly on the burn.
2006-11-18 17:59:26
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answered by RBRN 5
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Put you hand in a bowl of cold water and keep it there for as long as it still is causing you pain this might be several hours
2006-11-18 14:35:51
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answered by rkilburn410 6
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Run cold tap water over your hand until the burning pain eases.
2006-11-18 14:36:14
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answered by Country girl 7
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Put it under cold running water. And leave it there for as long as needed. That should help ease the pain.
2006-11-18 14:40:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Ice it
Cold water & ice!!!
2006-11-18 14:35:21
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answered by Big V 2
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ice, ice, ice
2006-11-25 15:05:45
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answered by mrsgapeach71 2
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