How should I treat a burn on my arm?
I burned my arm earlier this evening on a hot pan- the burn is about 3 inches long and looks close to a raised white line surrounded by inflamed (red) skin. I know it isn't fruitless, but how should I dress it before I go to sleep? I don't hold a band-aid big enough for it, and I don't have any gauze surrounded by the house.
Answer: Ok, I'm assuming you already ran cool water over it; if you haven't, do so. For tonight you can makeshift a lint, but in the morning I would advise going to your local pharmacy and purchasing some gauze. You're fairly right not to use too-small band-aids, as the adhesive can very confidently remove layers of skin (burned skin is quite fragile).
Anyway, to makeshift something for tonight: form sure the burn is clean. Gently wash it near soap and lukewarm water. Pat it dry, do not rub. Apply any analgesic ointments you may hold; neosporin commonly includes pain relief. Now, this may nouns somewhat odd, but if you have any pantyliners, you can use that as a dressing. It will cover the burn and protect it from your environment; it will preserve the ointment on the burn; and it will absorb any moisture or discharge produced by the burn or the ointment. The mesh-type top layer will prevent it from sticking to the burn. Also, it should be substantial enough to cover the entire burn. If you have any medical cassette, you can use that to secure the pantyliner to your arm. If you're taping it, kind sure the tape is on only the liner and your glowing skin. The adhesive should not touch the burned skin at all.
To re-iterate, though, I do recommend purchasing gauze at your earliest convenience. Make sure to bring back nonstick gauze! Nonstick is very important.
Edit: what's next to all the thumbs down? This is perfectly nouns advice. http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/home-treat...
Rinse, clean, plaster..
keep it dry after cooling it down
loose gauze to keep it verbs. Don't restrict it as inflammation is common to burn insults.
The only cream you can use if Silvadene cream, if you enjoy any.
Ointments, bacitracin and other Petroleum products are used once the area is free of infection and is helpful to moisten your skin. This is within the later healing stages. Not surrounded by the beginning.
If the burn area spreads, get deeper, leaks alot or smells.see an MD..
You need to run it underneath cold water for 10 minutes (no longer) about every 45 minutes.
You cannot dress it beside anything but NON adhesive gauze. Otherwise it will stick and possible create a better chance of infection.
Do NOT put anything on the burn.
If it blisters, see your doctor and do not pop the blisters. You will obligation a prescription because of a good chance of infection..
should enjoy applied HOT water or radiant heat, as hot as you can tolerate as soon as possible after a burn (all frail experienced cooks know to apply heat as quickly as possible) to minimize the blight.
IF you have a homeopathic remedy like Cantharis and or Urtica urens 30C or 200C potency (I enjoy a liquid remedy bottle on hand implicit the stove and I take the dose orally and on the wound so the agony goes away very briskly and do not have to resort to the heat method.
the Australian Bush Flower Essences Solaris is obedient for all kinds of burns as capably and will speed healing.
"Australian Bush Flower Healing" by Ian White
ISBN-10: 073380
Yahoo email group discussing Australian Bush Flower Essences
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ABF...
The way I trademark a remedy bottle, using a dropper bottle from health food store or pharmacy and fill it in the middle up with distilled water. Then give 1/4 vodka. I then add 3 pills of my chosen remedy and succuss 30 times (hit on the restore to health of my hand) then the dose is one drop. I hit the heal of my mitt a couple of times between each dose.
IF in cramp from a burn I repeat ever minute at first and less often as the drop last longer I do not take the remedy if I do not have any affliction though. Keep away from electrical, magnetic fields. (lamps, computers and microwave sort of things.).
You involve to let it breath. If you haven't put Neosporin or aloe on it, do so. Only cover it if you don't want to displace any medicine you enjoy applied. Otherwise, the best way for it to heal is it will it open, because fabrics and cloth and stuff will irritate it. Be lucky you didnt burn your integral arm when you were just a babe, so then all your time your humiliated and teased and bullied.
Good luck.
( btw that happened to me )