Originally Posted by Naturalmama
I took a bowl out of the microwave tonight - and it was EXTREMELY hot - had it in my hand for less than 2 seconds, but it was enough. The pain felt deep on a couple of fingers, but the skin wasn't even red/white or anything other than normal looking. I've had it on an ice pack since (well over an hour) and it still really burns when I take it off the ice pack. I'm finally seeing some white patches which I'm assuming are blisters. This is just on a couple of fingers - not a huge area. (Oh, I really feel for people that have major burns!!!!) Other than keeping it cold for a while more, and clean (it isn't like the skin is open) - is there anything else to do? I've put aloe on it, and now lavender. Still really hurts! And of course it's on my right hand (I'm right handed)
I was a Medic during the Viet Nam war then when I got discharged I worked at the Burnett Burn Center Kansas University Hospital. Cooling the area affected with cool water or ice was good. If you feel pain that is a good thing since your burns would be 1st or 2nd degree. If you suffer a 3rd degree burn you loose much of the feeling in the affected area. Silvadene is what burn centers put on burns and I am fairly sure it is available at a pharmacy without prescription. Just keep it clean and free of anything that might give you an infection. I would be careful of the other salves you put on the burn site.
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Apply prescription burn cream called Silvadene (the generic equivalent is silver sulfadiazine). This is an antibiotic cream that has excellent healing ...
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