Exhaust (muffler) burn?

Question

my daughter was on the back of a motorcycle,and slipped while getting on and burnt her inner calf of her leg on the exhaust pipe.it looks to be a second degree burn.this happened saturday and it's starting to scab over but stiil doesn't look right.whats something we can put on it to help heal it.neosporin isn't helping..if it isn't better in the next 24 hrs i'll taker to the doctor.

note: no puss or green stuff like infection is visiable

thanks!!

Answer 1

This will take a few minutes to answer but follow these steps:

1 teaspoon of table salt

1 tablespoonful of clear vinegar

1 quart of water

Make this up fresh each time  and dip in a "clean" wash cloth or sterile gauze. Use it as a compress on the wound  and re-dip and apply for 15 to 20 minutes 3 to 4 times daily. Afterwards apply triple antibiotic if she is not allergic to Neomycin.

The clear ooze that comes out of the wound is serum from the blood stream. It contains protein, sugar and nutrients your circulatory system uses to feed your cells. This material is also feeding the bacteria.

Using this solution made up as I have described has the same amount of Sodium in the quart of water as inside your body so it will not sting or burn. The vinegar is acidic and inhibits bacteria and yeast as well. It takes about 10-15 minutes to soften up that scabby material so that it falls off. Don't pull it ... let it fall of with the compress soaks. Bacteria use that material as a shield. If the antibiotic ointment cannot physically touch the bacteria, it does not kill them.  The other action of the soaks is to remove their food supply. If you do this, it will begin to heal in a few days and look dramatically different in 1 month's time. I have used this on burn victims and had results that physicians just drop their mouth open and ask the patient how did this clear up so fast. Do yourself a favor.... take some pictures of what it looks like now and then one picture a day then compare what they look like in even 1 weeks time.

If the redness of the skin substantially migrates out of the burn area then suspect cellulitis and an oral antibiotic may be needed too. A trip to your physician is then required. You can still call him and ask for an antibiotic cream called "Bactroban" (available generically) . It has a really broad spectrum of kill rates against a variety of bacteria.

Now, on another related subject. Dad, I know it is hot but why is your daughter riding a motorcycle without the proper protective clothing? If her bike has exhaust pipes up high then  she needs decent gear.   Not only to protect her in a tip over but road rash will really mess up her day. Leather chaps, Draggin Jeans with Kevlar, body armor built in even better. If she doesn't have the proper equipment, she doesn't ride ....that's the rules. I see people riding in deck shoes, shorts and a t-shirt. I just shake my head.  (Boots above the ankle, gloves, wraparound glasses or a helmet shield, chaps or leather pants, and a vest or jacket.)

Ride smart, ride safe.

Answer 2

Many people simply irrigate with water that was initially boiled with salt . . . a homemade sterile saline solution. Pat dry and apply iodine, and allow it to air dry. The skin will go through a few appearance changes over a 2 week period as it heals.  But, so long as she is not developing an expanding area of redness and increasing pain, tenderness or swelling, she is probably okay.

Answer 3

Neosporin is not going to help right away--it is good to help with the infection.  You just have to let it heal as long as nothing looks like charred flesh.  Just keep an eye out for any kind of discharge or red streaking up and down her leg.

Answer 4

Go to Wal Mart or any store like that that has a garden center.

By a Aloa plant(i think thats how to spell it) it will have thick stems on it.  Some plants vary they could have lots of small stems or a few very wide and thick ones.  You wont to buy the one with thck large "stem"

cut a stem off and there will be a gell like liquid ooze out. apply that to the burn. If the liquid stops coming out squeeze it or cut it open to get more.  Or cut off another stem.  Keep aplying this regularly(once in the morning once at night mayby) and it should clear up over a period of time(mayby less than a week) if not TALK TO A DOCTOR it may be infected.  I have used this numerous times for exhaust or just any burn.  It works very well  Note: once yoou have used the plant KEEP IT water it mayby like every other day or every 4-5 days(dont drown it)

and it will grow back and be ready and waiting for the next burn.(my aunt had one atleast 5 feet tall with 5 inch wide stems)

look on google for pics) hope all goes well:)