What to do in case of burned skin (with ice) -- Please read?

Question

I hit my leg and was bleeding a little bit, so I tied a package of (Gel) ice around the wounded leg and when I took the ice pack off, the skin was like frozen and it looked white. I poured lukewarm water on the leg and then the burned skin was red. I talked to a nurse and she said I should go to the ER. I did and for a 5 hr. wait I got nothing for the burned skin, but got a prescription for infection in case the half inch wound decides to get infected.

I am out $100 (my ER deductible) and have terrible pain on the burned skin. A farmacist recommended an aloe lotion for sunburn, but that seems to make the pain worse.

* Any home remedy?

* Please Help.

Answer 1

There are now bandages made for burned areas that you might want to get. When I worked in a bakery, one of the pastry cooks badly burned her arm, put one of these bandages on and 2 days later you couldn't tell which arm had been burned! It actually has a watery gel in it that serves as a protective blister for the burn (which is what your body would do) so the skin underneath heals over. Just remember to keep it on. You can ask at your pharmacy about these bandages (I think Johnson & Johnson made them) or call and ask at the local hospital.

Google Johnson & Johnson to see what the correct name of the product is.

I found some of these bandages at a local pharmacy that specialized in hospital equipment and they were about $6 each--but worth it when I had a bad burn on my leg a few years ago.

Aren't ERs FUN!?! Had to wait eight full hours a few years ago to have a badly injured leg looked at and finally left in disgust when NO ONE came over to help. Only one physician on duty that particular Fourth of July weekend and people were passing out all over the place from heat stroke. They DID send a bill for $165 which we refused to pay. Our insurance company agreed that it shouldn't be paid. SUCH FUN!! I feel your pain.

Answer 2

try ibuprofen. it has a pain reducer and an anti-inflammation ingredient.  as far as the skin do not cover it with anything.

Answer 3

I have always used noxema , for my kids sunburns and my husbands and my own , I don't rub it in I put a thick coat on and continue to do so. Try to take cool showers to bring the heat out of youe skin. and repeat the noxema  over and over until your burn doesn't sting and more. I know it sounds crazy , but the noxema feels really cool on your skin and seems to bring out the heat. plus it is a moistureizer, so your skin stay moist not tight and that keeps it from hurting worse. try it , it works wonders on sunburns. Never uses any lotion, because most of them have some form of alochol in them and that aggrevates the burn even more. I hope this helps you

Diane P