elaine l
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Tonight I burned my hand by leaning on the grill cover. I have ice on it but it just keeps aching. How long will this continue? YUK.
Sorry to hear of your burn.
In my experience, ice does nothing but pro long the pain, and then you go from being ice cold, to BURNING HOT...the ice intensifies the pain when removed from ice.
It is a bummer, but best to just suck it up. The pain goes quicker, and it seems to blister less.
I keep an aloe plant at all times. Aside from being attractive, the stuff really will ease pain and blistering from a burn. I have found that the fresh works better than the bottled ones, and the sooner applied, the faster the results.Medical Authorities recommend applying ice (not ice water) for up to 10 hours after the burn. If you have an aloe plant, slit open a leaf and apply that also.
I have burned myself lots of times...even laid my hand on a hot burner once...and the above method WORKS!
If you get blisters, do not break them if you can avoid it, as they will protect the burned tissue until it starts to heal.
This is straight from my friend who was an emergency room nurse for 10 years, before she became a surgical nurse.