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Comment on How To Quickly Treat a Child With a Second Degree Burn by Eric

Eric — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:48:17 +0000

Hi Randy, thanks for commenting. Water Jel or similar product for cooling down burns is great. I bought a couple of packages and added them to my first aid kit. They provide similar relief to the the burn sheet example (wrap the burn area with a sheet and pour cool water over it) I mentioned at the end of the post.

Comment on How To Relieve the Pain of a Bee Sting in Under 30 Seconds by Randy

Randy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:24:53 +0000

I’ve never tried vinegar or baking soda. I always use Meat Tenderizer and a little water. This has worked for myself, my kid and neighbors kid and kills the pain inside of 5 seconds for Yellow Jacket Wasp stings.

Comment on How To Quickly Treat a Child With a Second Degree Burn by Randy

Randy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:19:31 +0000

Have a 4-year-old who decided to see what it would be like to squeeze the sparkler wire right after it got done sparkling. Needless to day, we have a little problem. 2nd degree burns at the tip of his thumb, and 2 fingers. Went straight to the sink for cold water for 30 minutes. Still a lot of screaming/pain. Went to the store and found the following at CVS:
1. Burn Jel PLUS Water*Jel with Lidocaine HCL 2.5%.
2. Johnson&Johnson First Aid Instant Burn Cooling Patches.

Put the jel on, followed by the burn patches (they work like a bandaid) and *POOF* Instant quiet!! WOW!! He’s talking and very calm right now. This BurnJel stuff says its used by the military. I can see why! NOTE: The burn patches by J&J were on clearance (50% 0ff), so they may not be available next time you try and buy them. There were other patches there, but these were cheaper so I went with them. They have a “hydrogel” pad you apply to the burn. Look for something similar.