just burned my hand

I am sorry but you burnt your hand and you decided to come on TP :lol: :lol:

I wouldnt be anywhere near a computer, I would be at the local hospital :lol:
 
I feel your pain. I'm sitting here with ice in a tissue on my forehead cos I burnt my head with my straighteners this morning :shake:

Seriously though. You shouldn't have it soaking though, you should run it under the cold tap for 20 minutes. If it's over the size of a 50p coin then get yourself off to minor injuries and get it checked out and properly dressed. Speaking from experience, I got a burn about the size of a satsuma on my wrist from hot oil was from a garden candle a few years back and then a couple of months back, I spilt Boiling hot bovril drink on my leg and had a burn the size of my hand.

Give NHS Direct a ring though and see what they advise. With my leg it was running cold water for 20 minutes, then wrap it in cling film and get off to A&E.
 
Uneducated_Rick said:
Hospital for a burn? cold running water for 10 minutes and job's a good'un
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Yes, definitely. If it's a large burn and it's gone deep, it can get infected.
 
Hospital only for 3rd degree, GP for 2nd degree and treat 1st degree yourself.

Obviously if the burns are very large or on extremities consider stepping treatment up 1 level.

A&E and the on call Plastics Consultant will not be impressed coming to see a 2nd degree burn that is the size of a 50p.

It generally has to be 25% coverage for a 1st degree burn or 10% for 2nd degree burn before A&E will treat you as anything above a band 5 (which means sitting in A&E for about 2-3 hours)
 
Top Tip #1: Put toothpaste on to take the heat out of it.
 
Jeez, you lot should come with a health warning "Do no allow near hot things" :p
 
cs174 said:
Top Tip #1: Put toothpaste on to take the heat out of it.
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:eek::nono::nono::nono:

Cold running water and cling film only
 
Uneducated_Rick said:
Hospital only for 3rd degree, GP for 2nd degree and treat 1st degree yourself.

Obviously if the burns are very large or on extremities consider stepping treatment up 1 level.

A&E and the on call Plastics Consultant will not be impressed coming to see a 2nd degree burn that is the size of a 50p.

It generally has to be 25% coverage for a 1st degree burn or 10% for 2nd degree burn before A&E will treat you as anything above a band 5 (which means sitting in A&E for about 2-3 hours)
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I stand corrected, instead of A&E, try a minor injuries unit, that's where I have been with both my burns. GP wasn't open either days that I went, one being a bank holiday and the other being a Sunday. I was told by NHS Direct to go along to the hospital after describing it. Which is why I said, ring NHS Direct for advice.
 
I feel for you. I spilt hot soup over my left hand the other day and it still hurts. And I was only having soup as I had a tooth abscess issue - and still do. I'm in a mess at the moment. Must return to drinking.......

Running water is what you need. No matter what other treatment you feel may be necessary later, you have to get the heat out right now.




kelack said:
I'm sitting here with ice in a tissue on my forehead cos I burnt my head with my straighteners this morning :shake:
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Oh hell. I've now got chest pains from laughing too much. That'll teach me... Stop it. :D:D:D:D:lol:
 
2blue4u said:
Oh hell. I've now got chest pains from laughing too much. That'll teach me... Stop it. :D:D:D:D:lol:
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:razz::lol: As have all at work.

You would think I would have learnt though, I burnt my finger on them on Monday:thinking::lol:
 
Even if it's a small burn, do go to hospital if it's a chemical burn.

I think those 25% and 10% boundaries might be wrong there. Your palm is roughly 1% surface area.

I went to minor injuries with a burn and got seen to pretty quick. Mind you, a flashbang had exploded under my hand and burnt the first couple of layers of skin around my thumb off. Wasn't the best experience of my life. Something like, "Sorry, there's no on-call anaesthesiologist. I'm going to cut the dead skin away, and you can tell me when it starts to hurt so I know to stop cutting."

All healed up nicely now though.
 
I thought 1st second and third degree burns werent necessarily the amount of skin affected, but the level of intensity of the burn.

1st degree is where the top layer of skin is still intact.
2nd degree is where the top layer has been removed
3rd degree is, er, more serious.
 
Well, it's a bit better now. I had to soak it all night long though as nothing would take out the sting. I have about 12 or so nice blisters rising on the burn site (my entire thumb and index fingers). Good times. Good times.

At least it doesn't hurt this morning.

And what was I supposed to do after I get burned? I was soaking my hand in a bowl of water and bored. Thought this place was just the ticket. :D
 
well he hasnt posted again since, so i assume he has took advice and gone to seek medical attention or spilt his cup of coffee over the other hand and now cant type:thinking:


nice to know your still around f stop:thumbs:
 
believe me its painful is hot oil. I burned myself with hot oil once.It was I thought ok about 50p size over my wrist.Next day had to go to hospital (and got a *******ing for not going that night.)1 week of hospital dressings,,so get yourself to hospital and get it checked out.
 
Believe me a small burn hurts like hell but you must seek medical advise on any burn it does burn deeper than you can think go and get it checked out ..
 
In the UK, we can get some stuff called Gelonet from the chemist, not sure if you have that in the US.

I hope you're not still in too much pain. I have now had to stick ice back on my forehead.:shake:
 
Thanks, Kelack. :) Pain has subsided thank goodness.

I bought some mederma for the scarring (just a precaution) and a co-worker sent me some cream he got for a burn once, so I hope I'm set.

I am worried about my thumb though. The patch of skin in between my knuckle and fingernail has gone numb. Hopefully just temporary nerve damage.

Hope your forehead gets better. :D
 
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