I fell and have a swollen eye & carpet burns on my face.?
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cold water is the best/only first aid when you burn yourself - 20 minutes under the tap and no less. NEVER ice OR vinegar OR milk OR butter OR green tea OR mustard OR toothpaste OR sunscreen OR semen OR vaseline OR tomatoes OR vanilla extract OR yogurt OR sour cream OR egg white OR egg yellow OR lavender oil OR cocoa butter OR salt OR tea bags OR potato OR shaving cream OR olive oil OR baking soda OR banana peel OR petroleum jelly OR whipped cream OR avocado OR bacon grease OR corn starch OR turmeric OR lemon juice OR curd OR pickle juice OR soy sauce OR urine OR talcum powder OR mashed strawberries OR exfoliating scrub OR mayonnaise OR peroxide OR bleach OR deep heat OR ketchup OR red grapes OR hairspray- not until the skin is fully healed!
ibuprofen or aspirin will help but large burns are often accompanied by stomach ulcers, so tylenol/panadol is best for pain if you are gonna tough it out. drink plenty of water or energy drinks that don't have caffeine (gatorade)
i would advise that you cover the burnt area with white soft paraffin (white petroleum) or aqueous cream bp. (check the links below and see if you can find a local equivalent). wash the burn and reapply every 4-6 hours - cover with cling wrap if you wish to cover with clothes - this will stop your clothes getting covered with paraffin and maintains the burn. cling wrap alone is also ok if you can't get hold of any paraffin. it acts as a protective artificial skin - helping retain moisture and protect from further damage and pain.
aloe is good coz it remoisturises but that moisture can be quickly lost as the skin can't contain fluids. so put aloe on, and then the paraffin on over the top. if there is broken skin leave out the aloe - just paraffin.
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finally if you are really worried go to a hospital that has a burns unit or plastic surgeons. serious sunburn i.e. blisters (and all other burns) should be seen by a burns trained doctor or nurse.
The only thing you can do is that and wait for the swelling to go down. Clean the burn and put neosporin on it so you don't scar and to prevent infection. If the swelling persists for more than 3 days, call your doctor. You might have hurt yourself more than you thought you did.
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theres nothing you can do about the bruising or the burns, remember skin and muscles on your face are more sensitive than on other parts of your body so regular methods to reduce swelling will not work. hahahahahahaha.
actually, if you go to the doctor he may be able to give you some antibiotics to help with the swelling...
OUCH! You didn't say if your eye was black and blue? Just try cold compresses on it. Don't know if you hit your eye on something hard or not. Keep the burns clean and put on antibiotic cream. Take Tylenol for pain. If the eye is just bruised on the face it should go down in a couple days. If it stays swollen and doesn't go down get it checked. Be more carefull!
just get one of your grandkids to move in with you.
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