What is the best way to treat a minor burn with only house hold items?
951705
Yes, shaving cream, put it on the burn for about an hour, I swear it works. DO NOT USE BUTTER OR TOOTHPASTE!!!! You'll get a darn infection.
331963
First Aid \nFOR MINOR BURNS:\n\nIf the skin is unbroken, run cool water over the area of the burn or soak it in a cool water bath (not ice water). Keep the area submerged for at least 5 minutes. A clean, cold, wet towel will also help reduce pain. \nCalm and reassure the person. \nAfter flushing or soaking, cover the burn with a dry, sterile bandage or clean dressing. \nProtect the burn from pressure and friction. \nOver-the-counter ibuprofen or acetaminophen can help relieve pain and swelling. DO NOT give children under 12 aspirin. Once the skin has cooled, moisturizing lotion also can help. \nMinor burns will usually heal without further treatment. However, if a second-degree burn covers an area more than 2 to 3 inches in diameter, or if it is located on the hands, feet, face, groin, buttocks, or a major joint, treat the burn as a major burn. \nMake sure the person is up-to-date on tetanus immunization. \n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000030.htm\n\nPeople have typically treated burns with ice and oil. However, do not use these! Ice of ice water causes loss of body heat and further damages the skin and underlying tissues. Likewise, do not put oil, butter or ointments on blisters or deep burns because these items seal in the heat, do not relieve pain very well. Another do not: do not break open blisters because it makes the skin more prone to infection. \n\nhttp://www.zetatalk.com/health/theal04j.htm
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I wish you had said how large the scraped area was. Motorcycle burns are treated as burns. This is going to take meticulous care to treat. You need to wash it 2-3 times a day with Ivory soap. Ivory has no perfumes or deodorants to irritate the area.  Let it air dry. If you have access to any Silvadene cream, place on burn after each wash. You can buy some sterile 4x4's at any store-I know Eckerd's  and CVS will have them for sure. You will need at least a whole box.  Buy some plastic or silk tape. Cover burn with sterile 4x4's and secure with tape. When you remove the dressing it will pull dried secetions off the wound. This will hurt but is necessary. This will also clean wound from build-up of crusties and prevent infection. Dressing must be kept clean and dry. No swimming, no lake, no reburning. No lotions of any type. If you are unable to obtain Silvadene cream, use Neosporin ointment.  If the area is larger than a biscuit, you might need to go to the ER. If you see any signs of infection such as red streaks going away from the wound, reddness surrounding the wound, pus or green drainage or if the drainage has a foul odor go to ER. If your burn is large, you may need a tetnus shot. If pain is too intense, you could go to ER. I say to ER but an Urgent Care facility could probably help you.
712150
Chill burns, do something about it since the sores may open, any\npharmacist can help you out.
630124
Use Chloraseptic spray where it hurts the worst or use Anbesol.
26947
The finger hurts because it's still hot and burning.  Run it under cold water for a really long time until it doesn't hurt anymore.\n\nThere's also a product called "Burn Free" that will take the heat out immediately after it's burned.\n\nAfter the heat is totally gone, Bag Balm can help the burn to heal faster.  Don't put Bag Balm on the burn until the heat is all gone because it could actually seal the heat in and cause it to burn more.  Diaper rash cream like Desitin should also help it to heal faster.
245394
It depends on the weather and where you live. If you live in a farm area, you should always have extra canned goods on hand in case anything happens, like a snowstorm or your car breaking down. Always keep things on hand that can be opened & eaten without heating. Keep canned milk on hand, so that you have a ready meal with a box of cereal. If your electric goes out, make sure you have flashlights, kerosene lamps and safe candles. If your heat depends on the electric, don't open the door. Put more clothes on and cover up with blankets or comforters. Ususally the electric will be back up within a few hours, but be prepared for a couple of days if you're in a snowstorm. If possible, find someone who heats with wood and bunk with them until the electric is back up. Always have a well stocked medicine cabinet, in case you have a sudden illness or accident. Things to have would be bandaids, cotton balls, cotton swabs, burn cream, antibiotic cream, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, an ace bandage, gauze, first aid tape, apspirin, non-aspirin pain reliever (Tylenol or Ibubrophen), allergy medications--including inhaler, bee sting kit--bees do come alive during the winter too, Epsom salts--for soaking strained muscles & such, Vicks vapo rub, Pepto Bismol, and other things that relate to your particular health & needs. The average home should have the above items anyway, because you never know when you might need them. If you have frostbite, or even think you have it, never rub your skin, and don't rub it with snow. Don't put it in hot water. You want to gently warm the skin, so you don't damage the tissues. Put the skin in cool water, gradually warming it every few minutes. I don't know if these are the top survival tips, but I believe these are things everyone should know. It's good to get some first aid training so that you'll be equipped to be of some use if you or someone you know needs help. There's nothing worse than watching someone you care about struggle, and you can only stand and watch, knowing you could hurt them worse with what you don't know. It's good that you want to know what to do. Take a course at your local hospital or tech school. Just remember, even with all that knowledge, you're not God. There's only so much you can do. The rest is up to Him. <*)))><
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Never put anything on a burn except cold water.  Baking soda, ice etc all trap the heat in more and can make the burn worse.  Run it under cold water for 15 min. If it starts to blister, try not to pop it, as it will allow for infection to get in.  If the blister does open, you may want to put some antibiotic cream on it with a bandaid.  God Bless
446313
My sister had this similar problem..I told her to go to the store such as Home Depot etc and ask them for T.S.P. or Tri Sodium Phosphate..make sure you are wearing good rubber gloves and read the directions for cleaning..it works well for taking smoke stains off house walls also..then make sure any unused product is kept out of reach of children and water..this can get to be nasty stuff.
802577
use any disinfectant with a high commercial grade. but use a mask and hand gloves when handling these things. if you have kids send them to your moms house or sisters. and leave it to air dry.
588061
It depends on how big the bubble is. A large burn needs to treated at a medical facility. A small burn should be cleansed with soap and water. The skin is already irritated so do not put alcohol or peroxide on it!! Protect it with a clean dressing.I would apply triple antibiotic ointment such as neosporin. The bubble is not bodies way of protecting itself. The clear fluid inside is due to tissue damage. Try to keep the bubble intact as this will provide greater protection from infection. Your body will reabsorb the fluid in the bubble.
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I have worked in urgent cares for many years. When it is first burnt you only put siladene on it and nothing else.\n\nYou say it is dry which means it is healing. At this time I would treat the pain with an over the counter pain reliever and do not allow her to pick at the scab. Things like neosporine and the like can prevent the wound from healing properly.
865979
Use salt, it doesn't go away as fast.  Just poor some in your hands and rub it on your wet skin.
1023285
cut the "stem" long ways and rub the inside on a burn or anything you can't store it you just cut it any time you need to use it
86816
Letting a wound "air" for a few days gives it oxygen needed to help fight any infection and promote healing. So if you have a burn put a cream specifically made for burns and don't cover it with anything. If it gets pus-like then cover it but until then let it breathe to heal.
588320
Buy an Aloe Vera leaf use the gel inside whipe it on the burn. It works great on skin whipe it all over to keep skin looking young.
206534
If you are willing to do it, buy some ginger root cut it up and smash it with a heavy pan, tie it up in cheese cloth or a clean rag. Put it in a pot of water and let it heat up, just when you see bubbles form like its about to boil turn the stove off, you don't want it to boil. Then take two clean rags leave one dry and dip the other into the water. Place the hot rag over the dry one so you can still feel the heat from the rag but not on your naked skin.Keep doing that till you get relief