Sanny Posted September 1, 2007 Report Posted September 1, 2007 I found BurnJel Plus (first aid for burns, scalds and sunburns) to be effective. The relief wasn't immediate, but it had a nasty steam burn to contend with. The first choice, of course, is a bag of niblets or peas right from the freezer! The bag conforms to just the right shape, and the contents make a comforting "shushing" sound as I dance around the room from the pain of the burn. For burns in more, um, awkward places (like the tummy from splashing sketty sauce), nothing to do but hold the ice baggy in place for a while.
PaulR Posted September 1, 2007 Report Posted September 1, 2007 Is it all "better" now ? What happenend to your doggie avatar? Congrats you have more than 1000 posts!
Porkchop Posted September 1, 2007 Report Posted September 1, 2007 sanny, take it from me, NEVER fry bacon naked! i guess the same applies to spaghetti sauce too!
Sanny Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Posted September 1, 2007 Is it all "better" now ? What happenend to your doggie avatar? Congrats you have more than 1000 posts! Yup, burns are better. Hair is still cut kinda short to compensate, and eyelashes are still short. Finger burns are all healed. Just some peely skin left. Doggy avatar is still around. Just on a rest break. Maybe she'll get a new one on her annual vacation to the Paw House Inn in Vermont this October. It's a B&B for dogs and their people.
Amphoran Posted September 1, 2007 Report Posted September 1, 2007 Speaking of burns, I got a small but nasty one last night from a 500 degree roasting pan. I tried Saucier's vanilla trick, and it works! No immediate pain relief, but over a half hour it went away, and this morning there is almost no blister.
Sanny Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Posted September 1, 2007 Excellent! We love healing stuff.
Sominus Posted September 8, 2007 Report Posted September 8, 2007 Here's a tip: Immediately after you've burned yourself, take a couple aspirin. Not tylenol or ibuprofen, use real aspirin. Aspirin is one of only a handful of substances that absorbs directly through the lining of the stomach. (Alcohol is another.. ) Other NSAIDS are absorbed in the small intestine. This means that the medicine gets into your blood stream in a very few minutes. The reason you would want to take aspirin to begin with is to stop a natural destructive process that takes place in the body in response to an injury. This process in many cases is a good thing and is the start of the healing process, but in this case actually it makes a (minor) burn a little worse. For those who care, aspirin stops the COX-1 and COX-2 reactions from taking place as a result of cell membrane rupture. As an added benefit it won't hurt as much or as long during the healing process. This also reduces the probability and severity of blistering. Obviously if you are a person who has aspirin sensitivity/allergy of some sort, do NOT do this. Also, remember that you don't give aspirin to young children as this can lead to Reye's syndrome. -Dr. M (well, I'm in med school... So its not "Doctor" yet...)
Sanny Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Posted September 8, 2007 -Dr. M (well' date=' I'm in med school... So its not "Doctor" yet...)[/quote'] You're a "docling"! Good for you.
