burn remedies asap pls

dizzyisacow · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:21 PM

mil got boiling hot water all over her feet, she is using a cream for burns but hurts alot. what else can she do?

**booflebump** · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:28 PM

Cold water, cold water, cold water, cold water - get her feet under the taps and run the cold water. You need to keep them there for quite a while to take the heat out of the burn. Dont put any creams on - just cover in clean, sterile gauze. If its a bad scald, she might need to see a doctor as the skin on the foot is very thin

Eala · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:29 PM

Is this recent? She should keep cool running water over her feet for at least 10-15 minutes. Human flesh will carry on "cooking" for at least that long if it's been in contact with something hot enough to burn it, so you really need to be cooling it.

Aloe vera is good for soothing burns. But if we're talking bad scalding over most of her feet, I'd actually getting her checked out at hospital.

stephwiggy · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:32 PM

agree'd cold water for as long as she can stand !! and if open wound or blisters bigger than 50p then doc's - No creams

dizzyisacow · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:41 PM

its been about an hour. shall i tell her to put ice water on it?

leighbaby · Feb 13th, 2010, 14:51 PM

hope she managed to get the heat before it spread too much (kwim?) and aloe vera- straight from the plant.

freckleonear · Feb 13th, 2010, 15:35 PM

Cold tea is great for soothing burns!

sazza · Feb 13th, 2010, 15:44 PM

Best advice I can give is to phone NHS24. Hope she is alright x

dizzyisacow · Feb 13th, 2010, 16:30 PM

thanks everyone! no blisters and not too much swelling but still hurts. will see how it is tomorrow. xxx

Connah'sMommy · Feb 13th, 2010, 17:25 PM

I did this a while back,spilled boiling water on my foot

I put it under cold water for about half hour until it went numb then...i know it sounds daft...but i put the fan on and stuck my foot infront of it and it cooled it right down!
Also took some of my super strong painkillers

Hope her foot is better in the morning x

Feb 13th, 2010, 13:21 PM	#1
dizzyisacow Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,807	burn remedies asap pls mil got boiling hot water all over her feet, she is using a cream for burns but hurts alot. what else can she do?

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Feb 13th, 2010, 13:28 PM	#2
booflebump Other BabyandBump Team Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 19,615	Cold water, cold water, cold water, cold water - get her feet under the taps and run the cold water. You need to keep them there for quite a while to take the heat out of the burn. Dont put any creams on - just cover in clean, sterile gauze. If its a bad scald, she might need to see a doctor as the skin on the foot is very thin

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Feb 13th, 2010, 13:29 PM	#3
Eala Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,223	Is this recent? She should keep cool running water over her feet for at least 10-15 minutes. Human flesh will carry on "cooking" for at least that long if it's been in contact with something hot enough to burn it, so you really need to be cooling it. Aloe vera is good for soothing burns. But if we're talking bad scalding over most of her feet, I'd actually getting her checked out at hospital.

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Feb 13th, 2010, 13:32 PM	#4
stephwiggy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: peterborough ish. Posts: 4,658	agree'd cold water for as long as she can stand !! and if open wound or blisters bigger than 50p then doc's - No creams

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Feb 13th, 2010, 13:41 PM	#5
dizzyisacow Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,807	its been about an hour. shall i tell her to put ice water on it?

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Feb 13th, 2010, 14:51 PM	#6
leighbaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,297	hope she managed to get the heat before it spread too much (kwim?) and aloe vera- straight from the plant.

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Feb 13th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#7
freckleonear Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 2,732	Cold tea is great for soothing burns!

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sazza Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Scotland :) Posts: 3,817	Best advice I can give is to phone NHS24. Hope she is alright x

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Feb 13th, 2010, 16:30 PM	#9
dizzyisacow Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,807	thanks everyone! no blisters and not too much swelling but still hurts. will see how it is tomorrow. xxx

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Feb 13th, 2010, 17:25 PM	#10
Connah'sMommy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 5,667	I did this a while back,spilled boiling water on my foot I put it under cold water for about half hour until it went numb then...i know it sounds daft...but i put the fan on and stuck my foot infront of it and it cooled it right down! Also took some of my super strong painkillers Hope her foot is better in the morning x

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