How do I help my finger? (2 Viewers)

[IGURO]

I burned my finger on my mom's hot cauliflower dish (to which i screamed about in Random Thoughts :/)
and i wasn't rlly taught how to 'take care' of it. my family is a 'deal with it and don't complain' family
what do i do? google doesnt help

 

[Itto]

I usually run cool water over it, and then put a bandaid on it if it’s really bad

 

[centen]

Run cool (but not ice cold) water over it until it doesn't hurt to have it out of the cold water. If you have aloe vera (might have for sunburns) or Neosporin, you can apply that after to help keep it cool. If you get blisters, cover with a clean bandage, but not too tightly. You can also take an anti-inflammatory/pain medicine, like Tylenol to help manage pain and keep it from swelling.

Keep clothing off it and keep it out of the sun while it's healing. Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated and aid in healing.

You should see a doctor if you get a fever, you have pus/drainage from the burn, or the redness does not reduce.

Focused so much on the question forgot to add: rest it lots and feel better. Sorry your family isn't much help.

 

[IGURO]

Run cool (but not ice cold) water over it until it doesn't hurt to have it out of the cold water. If you have aloe vera (might have for sunburns) or Neosporin, you can apply that after to help keep it cool. If you get blisters, cover with a clean bandage, but not too tightly. You can also take an anti-inflammatory/pain medicine, like Tylenol to help manage pain and keep it from swelling.

Keep clothing off it and keep it out of the sun while it's healing. Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated and aid in healing.

You should see a doctor if you get a fever, you have pus/drainage from the burn, or the redness does not reduce.

Focused so much on the question forgot to add: rest it lots and feel better. Sorry your family isn't much help.

thanks for all of this!! i'll try!!
my family wants to help, but they don't :/

 

[IGURO]

I usually run cool water over it, and then put a bandaid on it if it’s really bad

yeah i did but now it's burning again cuz i'm away from the tap
so i filled up a cup with cold water and i dip it in periodically

 

[Kataphract]

ICE. and burn cream if you have it.

Ice reduces secondary damage by the inflammation, and burn cream helps heal. Some have triple antibiotic too, incase the skin broke.

 

[IGURO]

ICE. and burn cream if you have it.

Ice reduces secondary damage by the inflammation, and burn cream helps heal. Some have triple antibiotic too, incase the skin broke.

skin's not broken or anything but it burnsssss
i gotta freeze some ice (fam ate it)

 

[Kataphract]

skin's not broken or anything but it burnsssss
i gotta freeze some ice (fam ate it)

I'm pretty gung-ho with ice, so I ice until numb (too much!) but generally what I do is that I fold up a pad of paper towels (on a table), put one or two cubes on the paper and keep my finger on that, like it's a trackpad. It gets really annoying to try to fix the ice to my finger imho.

 

[IGURO]

I'm pretty gung-ho with ice, so I ice until numb (too much!) but generally what I do is that I fold up a pad of paper towels (on a table), put one or two cubes on the paper and keep my finger on that, like it's a trackpad. It gets really annoying to try to fix the ice to my finger imho.

yeah same everything i numb with ice. i don't rlly mind it.
i usually put ice in a sandwich baggie and hold it to my finger until it's numb

 

[dark_tranquility]

cold water and a band aid if needed

 

[Ahsoka]

I'm pretty gung-ho with ice, so I ice until numb (too much!) but generally what I do is that I fold up a pad of paper towels (on a table), put one or two cubes on the paper and keep my finger on that, like it's a trackpad. It gets really annoying to try to fix the ice to my finger imho.

To make sure, are you saying you put the finger directly on the ice? If so, that’s not recommended (for any body part), generally when icing injuries it’s recommended that there’s some kind of a barrier, like a towel or plastic bag. Otherwise you do run the risk of potential frostbite.

 

[Selfmate]

cold water and ice or ice pack

 

[IGURO]

Thanks for all your input guys. The swelling went down but it burns periodically. For this I just soak in cold water for a bit until it's all better :)

 

[The_LastRomeo]

I put my burns in warm water then cold, then put honey or aloe on it
Don't put a band aid that will smother the burn

 

[IGURO]

I put my burns in warm water then cold, then put honey or aloe on it
Don't put a band aid that will smother the burn

warm water? won't it burn

 

[The_LastRomeo]

warm water? won't it burn

No, it actually feels way better than cold for me, however it's definitely different for other people

 

[IGURO]

No, it actually feels way better than cold for me, however it's definitely different for other people

yeah i definetely need cold water

 

[The_LastRomeo]

yeah i definetely need cold water

Be careful tho, super cold water can cause nerve damage

 

[IGURO]

Be careful tho, super cold water can cause nerve damage

just like super cold weather it's so cold here

 

[The_LastRomeo]

just like super cold weather it's so cold here

Its really cold here too, its -25 over here 😭