Vermillion
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Ouch.
What should I do about this? The pain is making it difficult to sleep, and I've an exam tomorrow.
What should I do about this? The pain is making it difficult to sleep, and I've an exam tomorrow.
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So, I spilled boiling water on my hand
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Escape Goat
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Cut if off.
Yeah, good luck with that if it's your writing hand. Is the skin just red or did you get blisters?
You don't need to go to the hospital for every little boo-boo. People are such pussies these days.
Kitsunebaby
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A little aloe vera or neosporin with pain relief will help.
Soyongdori
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Boiling water usually means 2nd degree burn.
Rub vaseline around your burned skin and put band aid.
Rub vaseline around your burned skin and put band aid.
wsoxfan1214
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Cold water for 20 mins and cover it. Painkillers help too.
DO NOT ice it.
DO NOT ice it.
Vermillion
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Skin's red. And no; it's not my writing hand.
I've basically been using hand sanitizer anytime the pain gets unbearable. Lasts for a bit, but not very long.
wsoxfan1214
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Take painkillers. Run it under cold water for 20 mins. GAF can wait.
The Faceless Master
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make a paste of flour and cold water and rub it all over your hand then wrap it up with cloth.
Hand sanitizer? I can't imagine that would do any good.
triplestation
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Do cocaine
Do NOT do this
Escape Goat
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It is too late to feed it pizza? That always makes me feel better.
Vermillion
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I've taken the painkillers, and I've run it under cold water for a bit with no change. Plus, various places around the internet (and a friend) inform me that cold water is a horrible idea and it will only keep the heat in the skin. Also it's been like two hours now.
HalfBakedProphet
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How well versed are you in skin grafting procedures?
Running cold water takes heat away. This is what you are meant to do.
wsoxfan1214
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Ah, i thought it had just happened.
Cold water is your best bet then. Now...? No idea. Painkillers and possibly aloe vera. Just do not put ice on it.
Also, see above. Whoever says it is bad has no idea what they're talking about.
Vermillion
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Kitsune, I have Neosporin, but not pain relief kind and no aloe vera.
No flour...
Learned that through trial and error. Huge mistake.
It's actually quite soothing.
lol
No flour...
Learned that through trial and error. Huge mistake.
It's actually quite soothing.
lol
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Go to emergency clinic. It'll take 6 hours for them to see you but they will suit you up.
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The Faceless Master
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pancake mix? well, if you don't have any, then just continue to run cold water on it.
Usually, the longer you put it under cold water (not freezing) right after getting the burn, the less scaring and pain you will get.
Now that it's been over two hours, make sure the wound is clean and dry, put a little bit of disinfecting cream on it (don't soak it) and put a solid bandage so as to avoid irritating the skin any further.
Take painkillers if it hurts too much.
Go see a doctor if it doesn't look good after 24hours.
Now that it's been over two hours, make sure the wound is clean and dry, put a little bit of disinfecting cream on it (don't soak it) and put a solid bandage so as to avoid irritating the skin any further.
Take painkillers if it hurts too much.
Go see a doctor if it doesn't look good after 24hours.
Jesus Carbomb
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Throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, youÂ’ve got a stew going.
Vulcano's assistant
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everyone should have one in the house
There are suggestions that warmer water is better because cold water will reduce blood flow to the area.
Either way, though, applying water will help in those early minutes.
User 100115
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Cold water, if it starts to blister really badly, doctor
Maximus.
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This is the best medical advice gaf as to offer, listen to this man!
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I am Korean.
I gotta say despite the advice in this thread, smearing random goop on a burn generally isn't a good idea.
Cool you down too quickly and can cause hypothermia. Looked that up :lol
Probably causes more tissue damage too.
Oh and don't apply shit like Vaseline.
Wind's Howling
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What the fuck at the people saying cold water.
Never, ever use cold water. Put it between warm and cold and then put your hand under their for at least 4 minutes.
If you use cold water, and you feel that your hand is getting numb without feeling, you are doing it all wrong.
Never, ever use cold water. Put it between warm and cold and then put your hand under their for at least 4 minutes.
If you use cold water, and you feel that your hand is getting numb without feeling, you are doing it all wrong.
MemoryHumanity
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Post about it on GAF.
FOR YOUR HEALTH
Kitsunebaby
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Some ibuprofen or other pain killer is probably your best bet, then.
I scald/cut/burn myself fairly frequently so I always keep pain relief neosporin or aloe vera with lidocaine on hand.
ConradCervantes
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Aloe Vera. I burned my hand at work last fall with coffee, and cold water combined with that goo killed the pain within a couple hours. Still had a red mark on my hand for a couple of weeks.
I'm guessing that either it evaporates quickly, causing cooling to the area, or it contains something that causes numbing.
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