HElP? BuRnS!!!!?
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milk and vinegar both work for sunburn. Give them a try.
owwwwwwwwwwww.call a doctor.
ive always used aloe vera gel with pain relieverinside such as lidocaine
Hi there,
Sounds like you have first and second degree burns. Very severe burns do not actually hurt. Run cool not ice cold water on your foot. Do not pop the blisters. The blisters help prevent infection.
When you can go to your doctor, He will more then likely prescribe a burn ointment, or tell you what to use. he will also want the burn wrapped.
Take some Tylenol, or ibuprofen to help with your pain. The doctor could also give you something too.
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. cling wrap is cheap and clean off the roll. in Australia ambulances often use this when someone has been burnt. - please note that cling wrap isn't always practical, like on your face.
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.
whatever you do, don't pop the blisters! it will hurt wayyy worse.
Blisters mean second degree burns, it used to be that the treatment was to pop the blisters but things change so quickly in medicine I can't really say that is the best idea anymore. First aid of course is to cool the area, but with second degree burns you need medical attention. Burns are easily infected, and you should probably get some sort of treatment or assesment by someone with a whole heck of alot more training than me. This isn't worth a trip to the emergency room, but if you have an urgent care clinic near by, you can probably get checked out and something for pain, to at least get you by in the mean time.
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