Owch! I Burnt My Thumb!

[breezer]

went to collect tray out of the oven, and my thumb slipped and i press it against the oven tray which was very hot!! what do i do?

do i run it under cold water? its still hurting

[+Steve]

stick vaseline on it

[breezer]

have to find some!! it hurts!! gota pick the tray up out the oven again in a minute, hopefully i dont do it again!!! IT REALLY HURTS!!

[mergli]

went to collect tray out of the oven, and my thumb slipped and i press it against the oven tray which was very hot!! what do i do?

Use an oven glove?

[+Steve]

when you stick your burnt skin in water the pain goes away as the air cannot get to the burn. vaseline does the same trick

btw.. a tip for you... always use oven gloves... pull hot metal objects with your hands always tends to sting.

[breezer]

i dont have oven gloves lol!! we just use a tea towel folded up a few times!!

guess thats what happens when dont use them :(

[gordypix]

Blistering.........

[vmail]

Ian, try not to think about the pain

[jaxx]

cold water helps to stop the burn penetrating deeper down

even though your not in contact with it anymore it can still keep going into your finger!

[Fidgits]

go to the freezer, remove ice cube - hold against thumb..

for the reasons Rob mentioned...

Steves idea of vaseline is good for removing pain, but that will also trap any latent heat left in the thumb... so best to do after holding ice cube on thumb for 10 mins..

[Karma Supra]

This is why blokes should not have to cook :D Far to dangerous!!!!

[breezer]

agreed

[gordypix]

Better stick to Micro-meals or take outs

[Stu8]

there goes you s*x life for a couple of days :P

only kidding, think you need to purchase some oven gloves

[Jimlad]

lesson one in bloke-ism ....

never use ovens... cooker, what is that ? Microwaves are freindly, and easy to use. Microwave meals only.

[ricomr2]

lesson one in bloke-ism ....

never use ovens... cooker, what is that ? Microwaves are freindly, and easy to use. Microwave meals only.

Do you know wher the cooker is in your flat jim? :D

[Jimlad]

lol.....

in the kitchen somewhere... :)

[gordypix]

Bet Jimbo uses his cooker for drying his socks..........

[ricomr2]

He would if he could find the on button

[Jimlad]

lmao...... :D

[Firthy]

agreed

Shouldnt your little smiley guys thumb be red and swollen :P

And totally agree with the "not going anywhere near an oven" remark

[~Rach~]

Know how you feel love, Ive got a huge burn on my thumb from last night where I caught it on the grill element........

You should have seen what happened to my hands after I scolded both my palms. Skins still peeling away :(

[Tom.B]

When a friend and I stupidly tried to weld a petrol tank and he didnt move quick enough it burnt half of his face off!!! (hes fine now) The nurse said the best thing for burns is cling film as no air gets to it. Obviously we couldnt as it was his face lol but a little tip for finger/hand burns

(ps ice is very bad as it damages nerve endings)

[kalmr2]

CRAPPY LITTLE STORY BUT...............

my girlfriend seriously burned herself, her skin blistered immediately!

i phoned the hospital before i took her up as her clothes were starting to stick to her, they told me to get her in a cold shower immediately to remove the heat!!!!!(VERY IMPORTANT APPARENTLY)

they told me not to wrap it in anything such as a blanket as it could peel off the skin, which probably goes for cling film too.

ice could be a major no-no as well for the same reason (stick your hot tongue onto the ice in your freezer....you'll see what i mean) ;)

hope this may help someone in the future,,,,,,or not as the case may be.

oh......by the way my bird recovered very quickly and has been left with no scaring considering how serious the burn was.

[Chappers]

Burns are strange... Depending upon whom u see (specialist/hospital etc) it seems each has there 'own' approach, when molten metal fell onto my welding glove and burnt through *ouch*, I was told to put a cold can on it, not ice as this will burn the skin.. I was told by the in-house first aider not to burst or pop the blister at all as the contents act as a cleaning/germ barrier agent. Ok no problem.....

Down the hospital. First thing the doctor does, puts a !Removed! pin straight through it..?

Worst thing about burns, apart from the prolonged pain...they get infected very very easy. If it's that bad...hospital job.

Oh, and look on eBay for an oven glove....or nick a welding glove off a mate