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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #1

    Is there a doctor in the house?

    Got a burn situation here with blistering, (not me, my girl) and I know there's not much that can be done for it, but need to know if we should drain the blisters or not.... a regular ol' work blister I would, but I'm not sure about a burn blister... anyone know?
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  • Sly_RJ
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    • Feb 2002
    • 17042

    #2
    I wouldn't. From what I remember, you shouldn't drain them period. The fluid helps heal the wound. Unless I'm thinking of something else...
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    • Hypo
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      • Feb 2001
      • 1104

      #3
      Dont drain.

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      • girl
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        • Apr 2002
        • 8

        #4
        not really sure if this answers your ?'s .. but try looking here.


        http://my.webmd.com/encyclopedia/article/4117.801

        or here


        http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.54585

        hope that helps.
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        • SIG357
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          • Nov 2001
          • 175

          #5
          If its a fresh burn apply ice for at least 30 minutes- it works wonders if applied immediately.

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          • LoveAsianChicks
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            • Mar 2002
            • 1464

            #6
            I looked it up, try keywords like:
            blister burn treatment etc....

            Most suggest you don't drain it.

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            • Amputate Your Head
              There can be only one
              • Aug 2001
              • 39075

              #7
              okay.... looks like "no" is the way to go....
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              • Amputate Your Head
                There can be only one
                • Aug 2001
                • 39075

                #8
                no pain involved, but she was hoping there was a way to get rid of the blister.... oh well.... she'll just hafta deal.
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                • jimmyf
                  OU812
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 12651

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                  Got a burn situation here with blistering, (not me, my girl) and I know there's not much that can be done for it, but need to know if we should drain the blisters or not.... a regular ol' work blister I would, but I'm not sure about a burn blister... anyone know?

                  Ice the 1st day.... then pop it.... and cut the skin off of the blister.
                  sounds cruel but it will heal faster...
                  Just had one on my finger and remember from High School football this is what the coaches did... and it works.... don't let her watch when you cut the skin off....
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                  • Babaganoosh
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                    • Nov 2001
                    • 15841

                    #10
                    Nope, don't drain. Is any of the skin blackened? If so, don't fuck around. Get her to the ER or a doctor. If it's just red and white with some blistering, just put some silver sulfadiazine cream on some gauze and wrap it up. That will make it feel lots better. You should be able to pick up a tube of that stuff at any grocery store.
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                    • SIG357
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                      • Nov 2001
                      • 175

                      #11
                      no pain involved,
                      Ice can keep away the pain that comes the next day if it is applied soon enough.

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                      • cyberpunk
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                        • Feb 2001
                        • 1377

                        #12
                        Originally posted by jimmyf



                        Ice the 1st day.... then pop it.... and cut the skin off of the blister.
                        sounds cruel but it will heal faster...
                        Just had one on my finger and remember from High School football this is what the coaches did... and it works.... don't let her watch when you cut the skin off....
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                        Used to do something simillar playin soccer.. but you'd drain it and wrap the are with tape, when the tape fell of the bister would be better...

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                        • DarkJedi
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                          • Feb 2001
                          • 28301

                          #13
                          if you drain it now it will heal fastrer - sooner or later it will pop open itself - they always do, trust me.

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                          • Amputate Your Head
                            There can be only one
                            • Aug 2001
                            • 39075

                            #14
                            Originally posted by DarkJedi
                            if you drain it now it will heal fastrer - sooner or later it will pop open itself - they always do, trust me.
                            that's kinda what I thought.... it makes sense to me.... but all these medical sites are saying not to do that..... no explanation WHY not.... just not....
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                            • DarkJedi
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                              • Feb 2001
                              • 28301

                              #15
                              yeah , i dont know why medics say that.
                              If you pop it - it will dry up pretty quick.

                              On the other hand, it will take a long time for that liquid stuff to go away somewhere if you dont do anything to it.
                              Last edited by DarkJedi; 05-19-2002, 10:37 AM.

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                              • jimmyf
                                OU812
                                • Feb 2001
                                • 12651

                                #16
                                Originally posted by cyberpunk
                                \


                                Used to do something simillar playin soccer.. but you'd drain it and wrap the are with tape, when the tape fell of the bister would be better...

                                fuckin amazing I still have feet
                                Yip and they would put some stuff called tuff skin on it after cutting the skin off.... I wouldn't do that to my girl friend though... she might cut your balls when you asleep... man that shit burned.. she'd go Thru.. the roof...
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                                • Babaganoosh
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                                  • Nov 2001
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                                  #17
                                  Burns get infected very easily. Popping blisters will cause open wounds before the tissue underneath has begun to heal making it susceptible to infection. The blisters will pop eventually or may go down on their own when the tissue below is healing. When a burn is fresh, the last thing you want to do is pop the blisters.
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                                  • Amputate Your Head
                                    There can be only one
                                    • Aug 2001
                                    • 39075

                                    #18
                                    yeah, that makes sense.... plus, I don't wanna go cutting the skin off or anything like that.... her face got burned.
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                                    • jimmyf
                                      OU812
                                      • Feb 2001
                                      • 12651

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                      yeah, that makes sense.... plus, I don't wanna go cutting the skin off or anything like that.... her face got burned.
                                      you didn't say it was her face.....until now....
                                      I wouldn't be cut on her face nor mine....
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                                      • BV
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                                        • Sep 2001
                                        • 10914

                                        #20
                                        I know this old timer when I used to work at the local auto parts store years ago, he's one of those guys that really knows alot of self remedies. He even made his own teethe out of gold rings and shit he melted down, amazing.

                                        Anyways I recall him getting a bad burn on his ring finger. (he arched it on a car battery with a wrench) totally fryed the total circumference of his finger down to the flesh. The first thing he did was run in after a bottle of wd-40 and started spraying it on his finger. The coolness relieved the pain and I'm not sure what the lubricant part helped or not. Then he kept it bandaged up and applyed the liquid from inside those little Vitamin "E" pills throughout the day. The little squishy ones. I was completely amazed at how fast he healed up.

                                        This is not a GFY BS story, I saw it with my own eyes.

                                        Hope it helps Brutha,

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                                        • Beastiepoo
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                                          • Mar 2002
                                          • 1971

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
                                          Burns get infected very easily. Popping blisters will cause open wounds before the tissue underneath has begun to heal making it susceptible to infection. The blisters will pop eventually or may go down on their own when the tissue below is healing. When a burn is fresh, the last thing you want to do is pop the blisters.
                                          That is just it, EXACTLY. I work in a hospital and all the docs and nurses say DON'T pop. The blister keeps the wound clean. It will eventually pop on its own or better still the fluid will reabsorb and help speed the healing process. Especially with the burn on her face....go get some burn cream and gauze and be very careful for the next few days. Sorry she got burned, hope things go well from now on.
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                                          • Beastiepoo
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                                            • Mar 2002
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by BV
                                            applyed the liquid from inside those little Vitamin "E" pills throughout the day. The little squishy ones. I was completely amazed at how fast he healed up.
                                            Yep, this is absolutely true. It is a BUGGER though trying to get the gel out of the pills.
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                                            • ^R3K^
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                                              • Sep 2001
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                              yeah, that makes sense.... plus, I don't wanna go cutting the skin off or anything like that.... her face got burned.
                                              Damn bro, I hope she is O.K.

                                              Go put her into bed and take good care of her, no doubt she is scared..
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                                              • sinomatic
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                                                • May 2002
                                                • 149

                                                #24
                                                oh my god, I think I'm going to be sick

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                                                • Corona
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                                                  • Feb 2002
                                                  • 2185

                                                  #25
                                                  I would take her to a doctor for treatment.

                                                  It is going to leave a scar. How much of one depends on how it is treated.

                                                  With it being on her face, and knowing how most chicks are about their looks, I would play it safe.
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                                                  • Wiredoctor
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                                                    • Dec 2001
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                                                    #26
                                                    When I read the topic I thought you were looking for me...LOLOL
                                                    Well since I am here Ill give my 2 cents...Drain the blisters, they will heel 50x faster.
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                                                    • Babaganoosh
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                                                      #27
                                                      Here's my $.02. Don't take medical advice from someone that can't spell "heal".
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                                                      • the Shemp
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                                                        • Nov 2001
                                                        • 10891

                                                        #28
                                                        Try "Flamazine" see the druggist for it.

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                                                        • DPlayMax
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                                                          • Dec 2001
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                          Got a burn situation here with blistering, (not me, my girl) and I know there's not much that can be done for it, but need to know if we should drain the blisters or not.... a regular ol' work blister I would, but I'm not sure about a burn blister... anyone know?
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                                                          • beemk
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                                                            • Jan 2002
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Amputate Your Head

                                                            that's kinda what I thought.... it makes sense to me.... but all these medical sites are saying not to do that..... no explanation WHY not.... just not....
                                                            thats like how if you pop a zit it goes away quicker, but it doesnt mean its the best thing to do.
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                                                            • beemk
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                                                              • Jan 2002
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by jimmyf



                                                              Ice the 1st day.... then pop it.... and cut the skin off of the blister.
                                                              sounds cruel but it will heal faster...
                                                              Just had one on my finger and remember from High School football this is what the coaches did... and it works.... don't let her watch when you cut the skin off....
                                                              i made the mistake of listening to what old teachers had to say. like in weight training they teach you to roll your shoulders when doing shrugs and when you do military presses to do them behind your neck. then later on i hear from several people and read in magazines that it can totally fuck up your shoulders. not to mention the several other things they teach you to do wrong because they are uneducated.
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                                                              • beemk
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                                                                • Jan 2002
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Wiredoctor
                                                                When I read the topic I thought you were looking for me...LOLOL
                                                                Well since I am here Ill give my 2 cents...Drain the blisters, they will heel 50x faster.
                                                                are you related to doctor nick off of the simpsons?
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                                                                • Sugarpuss
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                                                                  • May 2002
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  breaking the skin allows infection in
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                                                                  • MagicksAntics
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                                                                    • Feb 2002
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Being a nurse for 6 years, I have seen doctor's treat MANY minor burns. Their method was this:

                                                                    Cleanse the skin on and around the blister with betadine solution or alcohol
                                                                    Drain the blister using a -sterile- needle
                                                                    Apply Neosporin or a comparable antibiotic ointment
                                                                    Bandage

                                                                    Doc's advice was to NOT remove the skin until the burn has healed underneath. He advised his patients that the blister was much more likely to burst by allowing it to retain the fluid, and that by puncturing and draining it with a sterile needle produced a much smaller opening, hence less risk of infection, than if the blister burst accidently. The story about "the fluid helps it heal" is an old wives' tale.

                                                                    Of course, you should take her to the doc, because the degree of severity in a burn can be difficult to tell. I personally wouldn't touch it and would let the doc handle it.

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