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If you get burned

3/24/2012

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If you get burned, run water over the area as soon as possible. Don't put butter or vaseline or anything oily on the burn. If the skin seems charred, the skin is peeling off, or you can see the white underneath, if you have been burned on the face, eyes, neck, hands or over a large area of your body, please seek immediate medical attention.
If it is a minor burn, the skin is just mildly discoloured or u see a few blebs forming, run water over it till the area is cool. After it is cooled you can put antibiotic ointment on the area, and take pain killers for the pain, tylenol, advil (see previous posts for info on these). Keep the area clean with soap and water daily.
Do not burst the blebs, those little blisters that sometimes form, they protect the delicate skin underneath. 
If the burn is very painful, gets inflamed, starts weeping or discharging pus, please see a doctor. It is quite common for burns to get infected. If you are in any doubt about how the burns are healing up, please see your doctor. 
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