URGENT. I just burnt my self. What should I do?
Question:
It has already started to blister!!!
what should I do?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Answers:
Don't go to an ER. Be a waste of time. I'm guessing this burn is quite small. Cool with water. It won't stop hurting totally when out of cold water, so a wet rag can help. Don't break the blister, but if it does break, put on antibiotic ointment. Keep it dressed and clean with a bandaid. In a day or so the pain will go away. Watch for infection, swelling, drainage (not popped blister), increase in reddness.
Good luck
run burn under warm water
There's nothing you can do at this point other than to deal with the pain, and maybe cover the burn so it doesn't get further injury from bumping it against anything.
run it under cold water for a while. apply a moist dressing and bandage loosely. dont pop the blisters. dont apply creams ointments or sprays. hope it feels better! =)
put an ice cube on it
wow, and you are able to type after a 500 degree burn?
Aloe is good for burns.
go to the ER, a burn that serious needs to be treated by a doctor
Run it under cool water, not ice water. Then try pouring a little white vinegar on it. Take some Ibuprofen for the pain.
I'd say go to the ER.
Do NOT use water! Put on Desitin or potato pulp, cabbage, or mustard. Those things work and have been tested.
Those are just home remedies. If you have aloe vera gel, it will help, too.
Ouch! Sorry to hear about the burn!
Sounds like a second degree burn. First is just a red zone, Second degree is with blistering, and third is charcoal black.
That has happened to me before. Get ice cold water in a tupperware and put your hand or finger in it for around 15min. Then put a band-aid on it. Don't panic. You'll be fine.
sounds to me like you got a second degree burn. treat it like this:Burns:
For 1st and 2nd degree burns:
1st degree: red or discolored skin
2nd degree: blisters and red skin
If skin is not broken, immerse in cold (not ice) water or placed under cold running water. Lightly apply a cold clean cloth that has been wrung out in cold water. Gently blot dry with sterile gauze or a clean cloth. Cover loosely with dry,
sterile, non-adhesive dressing.
DO NOT BREAK BLISTERS
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