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_kylie_
writes:does anyone have any experience of burns, 3 wks ago today i spilt hot oil from the cooker over my foot, the worst damage was about anf inch and half circle just b4 my toes,i seem to be getting lots of conflicting advice from the doctors, they where putting on a dry dressing, a wk after i had the accident it became infected, the gave me penicilling and pain killers, this cleared the infection, they carried on with the dry dressings, no improvement, mon just gone i went for my dressing change appoint only to find it was infected again and prescribed more antibiotics, dressings and a gel called intrasite, i go back to docs yesterday and am told some of the priscriptions i had paid for i shouldnt of had and they arnt working, up to yet i have spent £50 on prescriptions, im looking at info on net and its saying my wound should be washed daily, they told me not to and they just dap it with sterile water. any advice would be greatly recieved. Reply to this Question |
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reader, flower girl +, writes (8 August 2007):
 Please be very careful with what advice you take from this site, listen to your doctors as they have been trained to do the job.
You may get slightly conflicting advice from different doctors depending on where they trained and how long ago they trained but if they have told you not to wash it then listen to them.
I certainly don't agree with cling film any burns need air to them to some extent to help with the healing process.
Take care.xx.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 August 2007): i deal with burns all the time. intrasite is a gel that is not medicated. it doesnt serve much purpose really with minor burns. keep the wound clean with salt water or saline solution, or with a non perfumed soap and water. then get some polysporin, only a couple of bucks at the drug store and keep covered with a dry drsg. be care full with the types of shoes ur wearing, keep ur shoes from rubbing against the wound, that will cause irritation and infection
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reader, lisa kathleen gates +, writes (8 August 2007):
 i have been learning how to tattoo for 6 years now and have had to learn about skin care and skin affflictions ect... the best thing to do is rince, do not touch the wound with unclean hands, use anti bacterial soap to wash your hands before cleaning the wound, and to wash your feet, do not soak the wound as this makes scar tissue build up faster, saline solution which is used for cleaning contact lenses is the best thing for something like this because it is sterile and doesnt sting as much as antiseptics, i would stay away from wearing anything that will interfear with the healing prosess. i would avoid anything that will cling to it, such as bandaids, i would wrap my foot in cling film once i had cleaned it with antiseptic wound wash then rinsed with saline solution twice daily. then gently add e45 to the would to soften the scar tissue before wrapping, in the morning when i wake and just before bed because that is when bacteria spreads the most. lisa x x x x x x x
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