NEED HELP! AWFUL "concrete burn" 10 points to best answer.?!


Question: what happened was i was very late to a soccer game and i was running down a hill rather than using the steps a long walk over. once i got to the bottom of the steep hill, i was on some cement and i sliped and slid down and got a really bad burn on my thigh, knee and elbow. they all sting like heck, ive cleaned it twice with hydrogen peroxide and some antiseptic stuff. it is warm to the touch and i am very afraid of getting in the shower. any suggestions to either stop the burn(i cant run to the market) or a way to shower w/out having water touch my burns?? thanks so much, it reallly hurts!


Answers: what happened was i was very late to a soccer game and i was running down a hill rather than using the steps a long walk over. once i got to the bottom of the steep hill, i was on some cement and i sliped and slid down and got a really bad burn on my thigh, knee and elbow. they all sting like heck, ive cleaned it twice with hydrogen peroxide and some antiseptic stuff. it is warm to the touch and i am very afraid of getting in the shower. any suggestions to either stop the burn(i cant run to the market) or a way to shower w/out having water touch my burns?? thanks so much, it reallly hurts!

Sponge bath, then cover it with either a bandage or a clean gauze if a bandaid is too small. Keep it clean, and you mite try wrapping an ice pack in a towel and put it on WITH the wound covered. if your in a ton of pain, take some meds like advil?

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As for your hair, stick your head over the edge of the tub, and use the nozzle to wash it, otherwise ask someone to help you in the kitchen sink, otherwise, just put it up and wait until you get scabs to wash it, i mean, you'll only have to wait until tomorrow morning, so it won't be too bad. Also, after you get the scabs over it, when you shower, PAT THEM DRY! rubbing them can make them come off, becasue they are wet they will fall off easier, and you'll start the while process all over again, plus you'll have some pretty nasty scars. Anything else, send me an email! I was biking with a friend this summer, and went off the curb on accident, had around a 6 inch burn all down my leg, so ik exactly how you feel and what to do!

Don't shower. Take a sponge bath.

aloe vera gel...It is the most useful stuff around or "solarcaine" it works #1 for sunburn, scraps, burns...You HAVE to use it!!

Have a bath without putting your back in(unless you got burns on your back).
No Offence, but i think this is a real rand question. Though who am i to judge, i onece asked if people thought Italy wre match fixing in the previous world cup(i was shocked by the 2 late goals against germany)!

Try Noxzema ! It will cool it down.

dont get water on it. i got some water on mine and now i have a permanent scar on it. try to put Neosporin on the burn that works the best. i dont recommend peroxide unless your just cleaning it

keep gauze pads over the injuries to stop casual contact.

in the shower wrap a towel lightly around the areas. They may still hurt while the towel is dry, but one it gets wet it will help and wash the wounds at the same time.

You have already cleaned the skin. Don't use soap or hydrogen peroxide on it anymore. Both can strip away the body's ability to fight infection. Use an antibiotic ointment and clean dressing. The fact that you said the skin is warm to the touch concerns me. It's possible that you have an infection. You may want to call your doctor, he might give you a prescription called "Silver Sulfadiazine" cream, which will take care of the infection. Until then either take a sponge bath or tape small plastic bags over the injured skin to keep them dry and take a shower. Use medical tape that you would use for taping on a dressing. Please no scotch tape or duck tape : )

On cement they are more likely to be abrasions (grazes) than burns. But if they are burns, do not put any creams on them or anything like that. Cold water will be the best thing for it, which is the normal treatment for burns. If you broke the skin (which is likely given the mechanism of injury) i am not surprised they stung when you put Hydrogen Peroxide on it!! Rather you than me! Continous cooling with cold water would be my advice to you. If, however, you really dont want to get them wet then wash your hair over the sink! Happy washing!





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