My 16month old burnt his hand on an Iron. Not sure how it happend my wife just called....?

Question

They are on their way to the doctors office to see if there is anything they can do to help. Does anyone know of any over the counter pain relievers that are save for babies? (He already burnt the tip of his finger touching the fireplace. Which wasn't bad at all.) He knows HOT, but we have a new roommate who seems to be occupied in getting his gear unwrinkled. My wife told me the Iron had been off for a few minutes, but the burn is starting to blister. I hate roommates, but when times are tough you have to do what you can to help family out. I'm thinking about giving him the boot, but the situation at hand is more then just saying leave. He has no where to go, and he is family. Anyway, I want to know if there are others who have experienced burns on hands and what can be done to keep a 16month old baby from injuring it more or causing irritation. How can I keep him from making the situation worse?


Thanks,

Randy

Answer 1

OOooh...burns are the worst. My nephew grabbed a hot iron and burned the entire palm of his right hand. He had skin removed from his butt, to graph the palm of his hand. He was in the hospital for a week, with it completely bandaged to be sure infection didn't occur. He wore a glove for a year (which was a pain getting on and of the poor guys hand). If the burn is bad enough there will be medication the Dr. should give to relieve the pain, but sometimes the pain of a burn is hard to overcome even with medicine. I certainly hope he doesn't go through what my nephew did...
As for your roommate, he will probably feel like a big peice of sh*t. I know I would.
You need to be up front with him about the whole living arrangement, especially after this.
An adult knows better than to leave an iron laying around, no matter what the temperature of it is!!
Good Luck...hope your baby is ok

Answer 2

The one and only way of dealing with baby safety is CONSTANT, CLOSE SUPERVISION! It takes only a second for a tragedy as your wife unfortunately nearly found out today...roommates aren`t concerned for your child. The responsibility is yours alone.

The doctor will probably dress and bandage the burn. There are great homeopathic burn creams and remedies which really soothe and aid the healing.Check it out at your closest natural drug-store. If the bab is in pain you could give him peadiatric pain reliever (tylenol for babies or something like that). Keep the burn area clean always especially in a couple of days when the blister pops and the area is open. Infection in a burn site is not fun.

BE VIGILANT WITH YOUR CHILD; accidents happen...but they shouldn`t.
Much luck and hope your baby feels good soon.

Answer 3

When I was 14 months old, an iron fell on the top of my right hand causing 3rd-degree burns (my mom was an irresponsible **** up). The doctors put a burn-relief cream on my hand (which can be found at any large drug store) and wrapped it very well with non-stick gauze so that it was difficult for me to unravel. of course, you have to watch your child closely just in case.

P.S. The room mate must go..... no situation is worth the welfare of your child.

Answer 4

Randy...I would take your child to get seen to..burns on young children can become horrendous* , or get majorly infected as their hands go everywhere* It has to be well bandaged up with special ointment from the doctor so it won't get infected*~! Don't be messing around with your baby* Best to get it seen to by a professional....also ask your pharmacist what your child can take for pain (baby tylonol) but im sure he'd suggest also to take your child to be seen to , to make sure the wound/burn isn't 1st degree....
As for your room mate.........unfortunately you are right and sometimes have to do what you have to do....this person needs to be alot more aware that with a young child around....their life changes as well in the fact they have to always THINK can the child get into that if i leave it here...etc.
GOODLUCK

Answer 5

Maybe you could use ice??

You should make the point very clear to the roommate to put these things away when done and be careful, or move out.

Hope this helps,I will pray for the kid and hope they get better!