Took a spill near one of my wood stoves. In breaking my fall I used my arm to brace myself on the wood stove. Ouch. Yes it was hot, very hot. It was a quick brace but even so I knew it got me pretty good. Like a really good sunburn. A few days later the burn area is a redish brown and now some of the skin is peeling but no blisters. It feels like it may take a couple weeks to heal up. Probably an area of about 30 sq. inches. Be careful!

Make sure you have treated the area to ward off infection.

flashguy

Been there, so sorry for to hear you had a tumble. Burns are the worst! Best of luck and no infections,

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Make sure you have treated the area to ward off infection.

flashguy

Honey on gauze is commonly used for exactly this scenario in hospitals (they actually make ready made honey impregnated gauze).

Honey is some 80+% sugar, which makes for an inhospitable environment for bacteria. This is also why honey never goes bad.

OP, I hope it heals up quickly. Been there.

If you can get to a doctor they can get you a script for a tub of Silvadene cream. Slather it on thick. Really helps the healing.

I got second a degree burn on my arm changing the oil filter on my daughters car when the engine was hot. I touched the exhaust against my arm when reaching for the filter. I cleaned it well and kept it clean, got a great immune system it it ended up still getting infected. Watch it closely, large burns are bad.

Ouch! Hope that heals up quickly for you. I got one reaching over a mortocycle and touched a hot exhaust pipe. Wasn’t very big, but it took a while to heal up and I still have a slightly darker streak across that forearm.

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Honey is some 80+% sugar, which makes for an inhospitable environment for bacteria. This is also why honey never goes bad.

False on two fronts. Honey may be used as a field dressing because it contains microbes that are non-pathogenic to (post infantile) humans and they compete with / fight other bacteria (including potentially pathogenic strains). Sugar is a wonderful substrate (i.e. energy source) for bacteria but the moisture content is typically too low in crystallized form - not the case over/in a wound.
Honey can go bad primarily due to its sugar content and in the right TTT conditions will crystallize. Similarly it will be rancid if exposed to a sufficient number of bacteria; one can introduce sufficient bacteria by leaving honey in an open environment but crystallization usually occurs first as a result of dehydration.

30 sq. Inches of burn! I’d most likely get to a doc for an evaluation. Infections are no joke. They can travel around the body with an injury like that. Sepsis is a real concern. I’m no doc, but I’ve seen plenty of severe injuries. Don’t tempt fate.

that sounds horrible

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Make sure you have treated the area to ward off infection.

flashguy

Honey on gauze is commonly used for exactly this scenario in hospitals (they actually make ready made honey impregnated gauze).

Honey is some 80+% sugar, which makes for an inhospitable environment for bacteria. This is also why honey never goes bad.

OP, I hope it heals up quickly. Been there.

Honey naturally contains a small percentage of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) which is why it never spoils. There is a type of honey created in New Zealand that has a much higher level of H2O2 and it is actually used as a salve for cuts, etc. (as well as eaten). It's called Manuka honey.

flashguy

Sorry to read you were burned. That's a big area. I hope you heal quickly and get better soon.

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If you can get to a doctor they can get you a script for a tub of Silvadene cream. Slather it on thick. Really helps the healing.

This is the only real answer

If its really that large, you need to see a physician. That's a significant burn and big burns do more than hurt, they alter your physiology.

Good luck.

RMD

If you are going to go down the honey pathway, please realize the honey referenced is local raw honey NOT the store brand plastic squeeze bear. Any honey that has been processed to be sold commercially has little to no value for much more than a natural sweetner.

Honey doesn't spoil because of a low (17%-18%) water content.

There are many benefits that can be derived from bees. Please seek out whatever healthcare solution works for you and that is based on your own research. "Some guy on the internet said...." could be a recipe for disaster.

Neosporin - it does have a anti-bacterial agent AND it has a mild painkiller as well. Get it and use it a LOT.

Keeping the wound moist with this stuff helps speed healing (yeah, I didn’t believe it either) and by not developing a dry scab it can flex a bit when you move. This reduces pain from breaking scabs.

Yes, there is some experience spoken here.

I think you should get it checked out by a doc and follow their advice. Any sign of infection or fever should send your ass off to the ER immediately.

Back in my early 20s I spilled a whole freshly cooked pan of ramen noodles on my bare chest (sounds weird lol). The burn was very severe and painful. The young lady next door popped her head in when she heard me shout. She came back with some Melalueca oil and rubbed it on my chest. To my surprise the burns were gone by the next morning.

I was on a pontoon boat years ago in the "party cove". A shirtless, inebriated man cooking hamburgers got knocked off his feet from a passing boat wake and fell chest first into the closed grill lid. Burned the shit out of his stomach, about 1ft/sq of crinkled skin. It was pretty brutal, wasn't hungry for lunch after the smell.

Burns aren't cool at all.

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30 sq. Inches of burn! I’d most likely get to a doc for an evaluation. Infections are no joke. They can travel around the body with an injury like that. Sepsis is a real concern. I’m no doc, but I’ve seen plenty of severe injuries. Don’t tempt fate.

That is significant - I was treated for sepsis once and I never knew I had it. I was told it could have become serious. In my case the injury was scabbing over and I took that as a sign it was healing normally. But my bloodstream was contaminated. Don't get sick and die over a minor second degree burn.