On May 8, 11:27*am, Helpful person > wrote:
> On May 7, 9:11*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
>
> > "gtr" > wrote in messagenews:2012050720535327657-xxx@yyyzzz...
> > > As if.
>
> > > I just burned the hell out of the side of my thumb shuffling salmon about
> > > in the broiler. Any ancient wisdom on how to treat it?
>
> > > I've got a blister 1 inch by 1/4 inch. *I'm dosing it every hour with a
> > > fresh application of aloe vera goo.
>
> > Ice. *Nothing oily. Real aloe vera is good. Put some ice cubes in a glass of
> > water and keep your thumb there. *Remove from time to time. Breathe. Polly
>
> This is the only good advice, most others are both ridiculous and
> harmful. *I'd just add a little more advice. *Put your thumb in the
> iced water immediately. *This makes an incredible difference. *Even
> waiting 5 minutes is detrimental. *Do not put any ointment on the
> burn. *leave it uncovered (no band aid) if possible, unless the first
> layer of skin is destroyed. *In that case see a doctor.
>
> http://www.richardfisher.com

Ice water or ice cold from the faucet immediately. When it stops
hurting so much, wrap it in vaseline-soaked gauze. That will usually
prevent blisters, although in your case it appears that advice is too
late. I did this when I accidentally spilled all-day tomato sauce I
was canning on my wrist - didn't fix my watch, but it did make my
wrist stop hurting pretty quickly, and prevented blisters. You can
create your own vaseline-soaked gauze, or buy squares of it at the
pharmacy.

I keep a small spray can of that sunburn stuff (Solarcaine) in a
cupboard next to the stove, for emergencies. That helps with mild
oven-door-type burns.

N.