Now I've done it... Got scalded.
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GWolf. . .
The aloe vera sounds good. LOOSE clothes. Watch the blisters. Wrap with gause (not tightly, quite loose, in fact) and bathe in cool water.
Burns are not something to mess around with. You might go the the M.D. just to have the burns looked at, for a professional opinion.
I feel for you. Burns bite the big one. . . .
Keith
The aloe vera sounds good. LOOSE clothes. Watch the blisters. Wrap with gause (not tightly, quite loose, in fact) and bathe in cool water.
Burns are not something to mess around with. You might go the the M.D. just to have the burns looked at, for a professional opinion.
I feel for you. Burns bite the big one. . . .
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Burns eh? Well, hmmm... sound's like we'll have to amputate. Now where's my axe.
They used to say butter but I think the best quick thing to do is cold, clean water.
When my baby sister was about 3 or 4 she was standing in front of the stove and some how pulled the kettle of boiling coffee off the stove and it poured all over her chest and belly. My Mom, being a former nurse doused her with cold water. I felt so bad for my sister. She suffered something awful.
Burns are no fun. Burning to death is the worst way to die. Ever see "Breakfast At Tiffany's" when the pressure cooker blew up? Crap happen's.
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They used to say butter but I think the best quick thing to do is cold, clean water.
When my baby sister was about 3 or 4 she was standing in front of the stove and some how pulled the kettle of boiling coffee off the stove and it poured all over her chest and belly. My Mom, being a former nurse doused her with cold water. I felt so bad for my sister. She suffered something awful.
Burns are no fun. Burning to death is the worst way to die. Ever see "Breakfast At Tiffany's" when the pressure cooker blew up? Crap happen's.
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ooo im in pain for ya man. thats gotta suck.that sounds sorta as bad as my burn, i was lighting of texas bottle rockets (the big ones) and i was throwing em out of my hand, i guess i leaned just right when it shot off cuz all the sparks and the fuze went down my britches. my dad when he was 4 step into a fire pit that looked out and got a portion of his ankle burned bad, like 3rd degree, my papa always told me that when that happened he was cleaning it off witha towel and chunk of skin came off.
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It ain't so bad, just nuisance-like. I'm awarding myself another day off for stupidity.
Quarter of the back of my hand involved, and there may be scars. But those are reminders.
We git dumb some times...
It ain't nuthin' thats gonna stop me.
~Wolf
"Hey steve - went to the mall
Window shopping - that was all, man...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
YOU CAN LOOK - but you BETTER NOT TOUCH!
YOU CAN LOOK - but you BETTER NOT TOUCH
Mess around, ALL YOU WANT!
You can look but you better not -
NO you BETTER not -
No you better not TOUCH..."
~Bruce Springsteen
Quarter of the back of my hand involved, and there may be scars. But those are reminders.
We git dumb some times...
It ain't nuthin' thats gonna stop me.
~Wolf
"Hey steve - went to the mall
Window shopping - that was all, man...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
Ain't nobody gonna stop me...
YOU CAN LOOK - but you BETTER NOT TOUCH!
YOU CAN LOOK - but you BETTER NOT TOUCH
Mess around, ALL YOU WANT!
You can look but you better not -
NO you BETTER not -
No you better not TOUCH..."
~Bruce Springsteen
Last edited by Greywolf; Aug 2, 2005 at 10:13 AM.
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Flamazine, eh? I've never heard of that stuff.
I think once they peal and harden it should be okay. I'll just add vitamin E to my daily for a while. (That and stay out of the garden, I don't need dirt in the mix)
Rats! Not much left of the growing season either.
I think once they peal and harden it should be okay. I'll just add vitamin E to my daily for a while. (That and stay out of the garden, I don't need dirt in the mix)
Rats! Not much left of the growing season either.
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STAY OUT OF THE SUN!
Watch out for infection. Keep Neosporin or something on it until it heals. If it gets infected, see a doc.
I hope you heal up OK.
Smartest thing you did was to get those clothes off immediately. Your clothes would hold the heat against your skin and prolong the burning. As you noticed, tightest clothing (beltline, etc) gets the worst of it. Cold water is the best first aid that I'm aware of. You need to be quick with it.
Watch out for infection. Keep Neosporin or something on it until it heals. If it gets infected, see a doc.
I hope you heal up OK.
Smartest thing you did was to get those clothes off immediately. Your clothes would hold the heat against your skin and prolong the burning. As you noticed, tightest clothing (beltline, etc) gets the worst of it. Cold water is the best first aid that I'm aware of. You need to be quick with it.
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This really bites. I've got things to do, and here I sit babying this stupid thing.
Maybe its an omen, maybe I'm not supposed to have anything to do with DIRECTV.
I still have other things to do, and I need to be able to turn wrenches without worrying about filth getting into an open burn. What an awkward mess.
Maybe its an omen, maybe I'm not supposed to have anything to do with DIRECTV.
I still have other things to do, and I need to be able to turn wrenches without worrying about filth getting into an open burn. What an awkward mess.
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My mom had one of those pressure cooker tops explode on her.
Missed her face and hit the ceiling.
It was defective.
But they do work well.
I think the new ones have a release valve, but I'm not sure.
Missed her face and hit the ceiling.
It was defective.
But they do work well.
I think the new ones have a release valve, but I'm not sure.
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I looked at it, but strangely - searching for "burn treatment" turned up a page of links that included such unrelated topics as "Pepper Cream Treatment of Itchy Rectal Area" and so on (I SWEAR, I did NOT make that up!).
The unit did have an interlock, but I was releasing pressure with it at the time. The center port on the lid had got plugged with something.
My recommendation to anyone that was not sure of one of these is to set it aside off of the heat until it gets uniformly cold. Why repeat my mistake? It friggin' hurts, and pain only means one thing - you are in trouble.
I made another mistake today. I put a bandage over it so I could run to the local store and part of the tape I used was over an area I thought was just mildly reddened.
Guess what happened when I pulled the tape off?
"Yowwwww...." There went more skin.
*SHRUGS*
Stuff happens.
Even more stuff happens if we don't learn from others...
I could wish I was in a position to NOT provide an example of what not to do with a pressure cooker, but there it is.
I'm having a bad week
The unit did have an interlock, but I was releasing pressure with it at the time. The center port on the lid had got plugged with something.
My recommendation to anyone that was not sure of one of these is to set it aside off of the heat until it gets uniformly cold. Why repeat my mistake? It friggin' hurts, and pain only means one thing - you are in trouble.
I made another mistake today. I put a bandage over it so I could run to the local store and part of the tape I used was over an area I thought was just mildly reddened.
Guess what happened when I pulled the tape off?
"Yowwwww...." There went more skin.
*SHRUGS*
Stuff happens.
Even more stuff happens if we don't learn from others...
I could wish I was in a position to NOT provide an example of what not to do with a pressure cooker, but there it is.
I'm having a bad week
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greywolf, does this one help?
http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000030trt.html
Scroll down a bit.
http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000030trt.html
Scroll down a bit.
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Originally Posted by Tim Lamkin
Man that is going to hurt like.....
Think about the bright side wolf, you could get some serious money for this! In the sue-happy america we live in today, you can get millions for this! If someone can get burnt eating Mcdonalds, and get millions, you can too! If you do sue and get money give me some for giving you the idea!
you could run to the local fire department and ask them what you should do, even though it's kinda embaressing...