just burned my hand

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

If you want to hear the gory story of how I got 3rd degree burns over about 20% of my body, including my entire right hand, and 2nd/1st over another 15% just ask. Here is a recent pic of my hand(10 years after I got burned).

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...Caspertg333/ski008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...Caspertg333/ski007.jpg


If you can get ahold of some Sylvadyne (sp?) that stuff is godly when it comes to burns. Stick it in the fridge to get it cold, lather it on to a bandage and wrap it around the burned area.

In the hospital they drained all of my blisters and removed the dead skin (in the most painful way you can possibly imagine). A burn unit is a pretty sterile place though and I am quite sure that you aren't tough enough to properly remove all of the dead skin if the burn is as bad as you make it out to be.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: novasatori

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

:thumbsup:

lol

 

[Mr Pickles]

Wait you burned your hand for the love of God? You loved God so much that you burned your hand for him? Like drinking strict9 or whipping yourself or something? That's gross.

 

[JohnCU]

can you score some vicodin?

I NEED MORE PILLS!

/house

 

[MrBond]

I burned three of my fingertips at work a few weeks ago, I used the burn cream in our first aid kit and it helped with the pain.

I was working on a machine with another guy and the machine had heater bands on part of it. We were taking it apart and certain areas had to have the heater bands on so we could break it free (since it was full of plastic). Without me knowing, the guy I was working with had turned on a couple heater bands and I didn't realize they were on. I was going to take the heater bands off, so I started checking them with my fingers to see how warm they were (so I didn't really burn myself). I expected them to be around ~120F, then I touched one and burned my fingertips. Turns out it was about 375F because he had turned it on and didn't tell me. I actually left fingerprints of burnt skin on the machine (which are still there). It sort of smelled like mushrooms sauteeing.

It hurt pretty bad for a couple hours, but I kept up with the burn cream and eventually the pain went away.

 

[JohnCU]

ok i'm dying laughing at this quote i found while researching google for burn help.

Douse that flame. "The first and most important thing is to stop the burning process," says William P. Burdick, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

no fucking shit.

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

Ya, I had that happen to me once from a photocopier "accident" (pos kept getting jammed, I touched the roller...). The pain was unbearable if I didn't keep it wet. Try the plant extract/creams.

 

[jmmtn4aj]

Don't pop it. But your thumb isn't suddenly going to turn gangrenous just because you popped the blister. I had a blister the size of my palm on my thigh after I stupidly decided to open a thermos upside down. Applied disinfectant and bandaged it, thing popped. Only thing popping it has caused is a really ugly scar.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
ok i'm dying laughing at this quote i found while researching google for burn help.

Douse that flame. "The first and most important thing is to stop the burning process," says William P. Burdick, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

no fucking shit.

LOL, I can just see some guy sitting at his computer, wreathed in flames, searching for "burn help".:laugh:

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
ok i'm dying laughing at this quote i found while researching google for burn help.

Douse that flame. "The first and most important thing is to stop the burning process," says William P. Burdick, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

no fucking shit.

You assume that all burns come from flame or touching something hot that is obvious.

I was burned by 550 degree roofing tar. Roofing tar sticks to the skin and does not cool down very fast and this was back before my company did any "real" OSHA training. Luckily, one guy on the crew (Foreman was on vacation) was heads up enough to grab a water cooler to throw on me and cool the tar down. If he would have hesitated for 20-30 secs then they probably would have had to amputate at least my right hand.

My point is, its not a bad thing to teach the obvious when it comes to emergency situations.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: JohnCU
ok i'm dying laughing at this quote i found while researching google for burn help.

Douse that flame. "The first and most important thing is to stop the burning process," says William P. Burdick, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

no fucking shit.

You assume that all burns come from flame or touching something hot that is obvious.

I was burned by 550 degree roofing tar. Roofing tar sticks to the skin and does not cool down very fast and this was back before my company did any "real" OSHA training. Luckily, one guy on the crew (Foreman was on vacation) was heads up enough to grab a water cooler to throw on me and cool the tar down. If he would have hesitated for 20-30 secs then they probably would have had to amputate at least my right hand.

My point is, its not a bad thing to teach the obvious when it comes to emergency situations.

worst pain ever?

 

[legoman666]

I burnt my finger at work a few months ago and I know exactly the pain you're going through. I dipped my left pinky in 350F sulfur-silica compound. Damn finger hurt so much I was nauseous. I felt like I was going to be sick and I was sweating like crazy. I tried the burn cream in the first aid kit, but that didn't do shit except make it smell. I kept it in ice water until I was able to get home. Then I wrapped it in gauze and put some antibacterial gel on it. After the first day it didn't hurt at all unless I bumped it or disturbed it.

And yes, I popped the blister with a needle to let out all the water that had been absorbed by keeping my finger in a cup of ice water for >6 hours. I didn't peel the skin off and I did keep a bandage on it at all times, so it didn't get infected.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

If you want to hear the gory story of how I got 3rd degree burns over about 20% of my body, including my entire right hand, and 2nd/1st over another 15% just ask. Here is a recent pic of my hand(10 years after I got burned).

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...Caspertg333/ski008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...Caspertg333/ski007.jpg


If you can get ahold of some Sylvadyne (sp?) that stuff is godly when it comes to burns. Stick it in the fridge to get it cold, lather it on to a bandage and wrap it around the burned area.

In the hospital they drained all of my blisters and removed the dead skin (in the most painful way you can possibly imagine). A burn unit is a pretty sterile place though and I am quite sure that you aren't tough enough to properly remove all of the dead skin if the burn is as bad as you make it out to be.

Thank you.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

Home treatment of 2ed degree burns (Web MD)

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: JohnCU
ok i'm dying laughing at this quote i found while researching google for burn help.

Douse that flame. "The first and most important thing is to stop the burning process," says William P. Burdick, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

no fucking shit.

You assume that all burns come from flame or touching something hot that is obvious.

I was burned by 550 degree roofing tar. Roofing tar sticks to the skin and does not cool down very fast and this was back before my company did any "real" OSHA training. Luckily, one guy on the crew (Foreman was on vacation) was heads up enough to grab a water cooler to throw on me and cool the tar down. If he would have hesitated for 20-30 secs then they probably would have had to amputate at least my right hand.

My point is, its not a bad thing to teach the obvious when it comes to emergency situations.

worst pain ever?

Getting burned by the hot tar? Actually, no it wasn't even close to the worst pain ever. When it actually happened it felt like being in a real hot shower and it suddenly goes cold.

Graphic You have been warned.
No, the worst pain ever for me was the process of removing the tar that melted/burned my skin and fused to what was left when the shock cooled it with the ice water. For some insane reason they couldn't put me to sleep when they peeled the tar and my skin off, and no, possible death was not a good enough reason.

And the "process" of removing the dead skin was worse as well. Think steel wool brillo pad scrubbing your burns like an old dirty pot every day for over a month.

 

[DarkThinker]

TTIWWP!

 

[Darwin333]

Any update?

 

[wwswimming]

i've done this a few times. the worst was, my dad or mom had left
the bacon pan on, i came in the kitchen & found it, & yanked the
pan, a wave of very hot bacon grease landed on my hand.

we were going on a trip to Cape Cod, i passed the time watching
in wonder as the blister got bigger and bigger and bigger.

ice works.

other times i have grabbed hot soldering irons. ice worked
then too.

keeping it sterile/ clean = very important.

how is it now ? can we see some pictures ?

 

[FoBoT]

OP, you forgot the :camera:'s

 

[gsethi]

Apply Toothpaste (yes, I am serious)

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: xeemzor

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
ok huys, I am nowhere near the blister popping stage. I am still deep into the "try not to pass out" stage.

Why are you trusting ATOT to help you with medical problems? If the pain is as unbearable as you say it is, call a doctor already.

Naw, he should self-medicate with alcohol.

In other news, the life expectancy of the average kitten went way up recently...

:laugh:

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: LittleEnglish
In all seriousness all you can really do is keep it under cold running water. No ice.

Actually, and it is probably a little late now...the best thing to do is put a raw potato on the burn IMMEDIATELY. Skip butter and all that nonsense--cut a raw potato as soon as you burn yourself and put it on the affected area. It works wonders.

 

[OOBradm]

Originally posted by: HN
i think god already loves you without having to burn your hand.

hahaha best reply of thread

 

[CaptnKirk]

Little mustard, slice of bread . .

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Is there anything specific one can do when the entire pad of their thumb is one large blister? keeping it in cold water helps, but taking it out is unbearable...

cut back on masturbation or slow down when you do it.