Treatment for 2Nd Degree Burn

My goodness! I can't believe that no one has given you the simplest and most effective treatment for ANY burn....simply apply some aloe vera gel! If you happen to have a plant handy, cut off a leaf, peel the outside back and apply it directly to the burn...cools the burn and stops the hurt immediately, and it heals the burn beautifully without all those creams and pastes and other junk! I keep a spray bottle of aloe vera gel handy just for burns, including sunburns. I had a very painful steam burn when I carelessly lifted the corner wrap on a microwaved dish, and the aloe vera healed it right away without any scarring or indication there had ever been a burn in the first place.

Pure lavender oil works great to help heal and ease the pain. Also, for the future - While camping last month, my 2 year-old touched our propane lantern with the tip of his index finger. Almost immediately a blister appeared. We had happened to put some Aloe Vera Juice in the ice chest. We dipped his finger in that over a period of about 20 minutes. At that point we could no longer see a blister. The next day the area was only a little red. I have found both of these products to be extremely helpful for our family.

I hope your son's burn heals quickly.
L.

Hi L.~

Poor Kid! My 12 year old daughter burnt herself trying to heat up solidified honey. Burns hurt!

I was able to take her to the Dr. that night and he cut out all the burned skin and then put Silver Sulfadiazine Cream on it. He gave me a prescription for it and it worked SOOOO well. A friend's dad burnt himself pretty bad and that is what they gave him as well. He totally recommended it. It is a prescription, but it works!

Good luck!

I would just keep it clean and covered until you can get him to the pediatrician. The biggest concern would be infection getting in. Keep an eye out for other signs of infection like fever, nausea, lethargy. Otherwise I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just take him in to see the ped soon. Kids get burns, cuts and scrapes all the time. That's why God made our bodies to self heal.

If you are going to use bandage use gauze, band aid will stick to the wound. Keep it clean at all times, change dressing often. I agree aloe vera.

Take care.
Rochelle

From One L. to another...
Aloe Vera is great and so is Melaleuca Oil
http://www.melaleuca.com/ps/index.cfm?f=ps.productDetail&...

I burned the back of my hand with hot bacon grease, trying to poor it into a jar and the pan slipped. Anyway, I had 2nd & 3rd degree burns on my hand. I was told by a holistic healer to beat egg whites until they are fluffy and add some pure aloe vera (no alcohol) and a few drop of Melaleuca oil.

It was a little weird, but I'd do this a few times a day and smooth it on the back of my hand. You can barely see the scar!

You can check this out, they have a wonderful first aid kit for future boo-boo's!

Hope he heals quick ((((hugs))))

www.SaferIsBetter.com/Lisaz

Hi L.,

I had a 2nd degree burn on the back of my finger, too, when I was about 19. I was cooking something in a pan and the smallest piece of beef fell out from the filling and into the grease and "pop", the grease flew onto my hand like a magnet.

Mine blistered and only popped when I accidentally rubbed it against the edge of the cabinet door (ouch!). After a few days we were worried about infection starting in. We kept Neosporin on it and once I got to the doctor, he peeled away the dead skin and then the burn healed rather quickly. I still have just the slightest scar.

So keep some kind of ointment on it until you get him to a doctor. But I would ahve him see someone in the next few days to avoid any infections. Good luck!

-Char

Ouchie! :-(
Cover thoroughly with Neosporin (the kind that includes pain medication would probably be best) then keep it covered loosely with gauze or bandage. Check 2 or 3 times daily and change dressing as needed. Hope he's feeling better soon.

Hi. I've gone through this twice with my kids. First, slather it in bacitracin or neosporin. Then wrap it with gauze. Keep it heavily covered and moist inside so that the skin can begin to re-generate. That's about all anyone would tell you to do.

I hate to be the bearer of "scary" news but I know another poster commented on the sulvadine (or Sulfadiazine) creme and I would just tell you to beware of it. It has not been heavily vetted by the FDA on its use in children. My child ended up with a five day hospital stay and almost lost her life from improper use of this creme. If it administered correctly (which means barely using it), it is a great treatment, but if the doctor is not aware of it's side effects, including sodium absorption which can lead to life-threatening seizures--then it is not worth the usage. As soon as the ER dr. saw my daughter and her burn--he knew what was happening-but she still stayed in the ICU for four days and had to be treated for seizures for almost a year.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know the other side of that particular drug. After that incident, we now just use a heavy slathering of bacitracin and lots of bandages. And lots of tylenol!! Good Luck!