What should I do about a bad burn?!


Question: What should I do about a bad burn!?
so, I have a gas fireplace and normally we just put wood on it, use the flame from the gas at first to get the wood lit and then turn the gas off later!. so I went to start it but I turned the gas on all the way!. and I remembered that you're only supposed to turn it on a little, so I turned it way down!. I wasnt thinking and I immediately clicked the lighter thing to start the flame!. It kind of like exploded and burned the top of my hand and arm!. they hurt when I touch them but my hand (which was burnt the most) is just slightly redder than my other hand so I dont think it was burnt too bad!. it feels kind of like a bad sunburn!. but my eye now feels a little weird!. I can see fine, but I have a weird tingling feeling in my eye and it is the slightest bit red right where I have the weird feeling!. Is it possible to burn your eye!? or maybe this is all my imagination from the shock of seeing the "explosion"!?

I feel so stupid that I did this the one night my parents are away!. I've made a fire in that fireplace at least a dozen times before!.!.!. and I've always been fine!.

also, anything you suggest I do to help with my burnt hand!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
If you have any eye drops in the house, put them in your eye!.

As for your arm and hand, just keep them in a huge bowl (or sink---not so comfortable!) of COLD water for as long as it takes!. If it's a first degree burn, the pain should go away in 90 minutes!. 2nd degree--maybe 6 hours!.
First see if Vaseline works!. Good luck! I've been there! :(
Vitamin E or aloe for no scar!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It seems to me like ur in the early stages of ur transformation into ray charles!. so first, as always, u pray to allah as u pour magic spiritual water over ur burned hand and arm!. Don't touch ur eye b/c that will only rush ur process into becoming the blind jazz singer we all no and love!. Then, U GET TO THE HOSPITAL AS FAST AS U CAN!.!.!.RUUUNNNWww@Answer-Health@Com

eye!.!.!.!. well i would go to the ER!.!.!. but i'm kind of paranoid about fire into my eyes!.

as for your, hand cold water as long as possible maybe some aloe vera then wait till' it goes away!. May leave a scar!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

First get you hand and arm under cold running water, or just fill the sink and immerse your arm!. Then
I hope you have an Aloe Vera plant, this is the best way to relieve a burn!.

cool with cold running water, just out of the tap then if you have an Aloe plant break off a green spike cut of the sharpe edges and slice down the middle!. bandage this over the burnt area and you'll be fine by morning!.


As for the eye check you still have eyebrows if you still them its a little shock and flash just lay of the computer and tv for a while and get some rest!.

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The eye thing I think is just a symptom of your imagination and you are freaking out!. The continues burn is probable because you put cool water on your hand to help with the pain!. The water helps relive it for a little bit but just intensifies the pain once its gone and makes it worse sometimes!. To help though you can look in your medicine cabinet and look for some anti burning spray or cream that you can put on your hand and arm!. If you don't have that I think neosporin helps also!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Make sure to put neosporin, and ice it!. Also keeping a cold cloth on it helps!. If the burn is really big, and almost a 2nd degree burn or worse, go to the er!. I burned my arm before on a 450 degree oven when it was on, an i had a burn of 4 inches up and down, and about 1 and a half to 2 and a half side to side!. I was lucky, but some of the skin got burned off!. I made sure to rinse it off and apply neosporin, eventually it healed but i took awhile and a scar is left!.!.

Also, i would go to the ER since your eye is bothering you, the tissue and skin around your eye could be damaged, you never know!. so go get it checked :)Www@Answer-Health@Com





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