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Anonymous asked in HealthGeneral Health CareInjuries · 1 decade ago

What type of burn is this....1st,2nd or 3rd degree??? help plz?

ok i was cooking today and i dropped something on the stove so picked it up haha stupid me (the stove was off though but i just turned it off)

my hand touched the stove and it hurt

i put it under the tap annd now it is a blister with red around it,sorta swollen.

Sooooooooo plz answer

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Definately a second degree.

    Don't break the blisters, just wash it, put some antibiotic cream on it, and cover it with a non-stick dressing like Telfa (not a bandaid). Be sure to change your dressing every day and keep an eye out for signs of an infection (pus, more redness, swelling, or pain). The skin might also itch as it heals, so avoid scrating it.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Blister= 2nd degree. Take Ibuprofen, keep cold water (not ice) on it if it still hurts and keep it clean. DO NOT BREAK THE BLISTERS. My sympathy- a burn is so painful. I put my wrist on a hot glue gun the other day. It burns and sticks to you at the same time! Yikes!

  • 1 decade ago

    Sounds like a 2nd degree.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    2nd degree, probably a superficial partial-thickness burn. Avoid popping the blister and let it heal itself. If it does pop, keep it sterilized. In my experience, burns heal better the less you mess with them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Blisters are usually 2nd degree, if I recall, but that seems a little severe.

  • 1 decade ago

    Second degree it should completely heal within 3-4 weeks...learned that from anatomy and physiology. And if you take good care of it, no scarring.

  • 1 decade ago

    2nd degree, don't pop blister b/c it might get infected. apply some antibacterial ointment and cover w/ bandage until healed

  • 1 decade ago

    2nd degree

  • 1 decade ago

    its probly 1st degree iff it was about 20-30 seconds later if not its 2d

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It sounds like you just have first degree burn.

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