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Topic Started: Aug 2 2010, 10:58 AM (526 Views)
brenda
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... get burned, even when you're not the cook.

Step 1:
Say, "Yes, dear, let's have some popcorn."

Step 2:
Follow your spouse or significant other into the kitchen.

Step 3:
Get a bottle of soda from the fridge. Be sure this is a glass bottle.

Step 4:
Go to the sink to pour the soda into a glass with ice. Do not open the bottle of soda yet. Keep your hand on the bottle neck.

Step 5:
Notice that spouse or S.O. is emptying the popped corn into the big bowls.

Step 6:
See the cover of the corn popper fall off the popper pan and hit your soda bottle, knocking it into the cast iron sink, making a rather loud sound that may even sound like breaking glass. Continue to hang onto the bottle for fear that it will shoot out of the sink sending broken glass into you and your spouse or S.O.

Step 7:
Notice that the popper lid is now on your arm. Is it hot? Yes, it is very hot, it was just on the burner and was hot enough to pop popcorn.

Step 8:
Place the bottle in the sink and be glad it was not broken.

Step 9:
In reply to spouse or S.O. say, "Yes, I am burned."
Put arm under cold running water at the sink.

Step 10:
In reply to spouse's or S.O.'s comment that it's not bad, say, "It's too soon to know."

Step 11:
Say, "Oh carp, I can't believe I got burned again, and I wasn't even cooking."

Step 12:
Go upstairs to the bathroom to get Neosporin with pain relief. You will need it for the blisters that are five inches across on your forearm.

Go ahead and enjoy your popcorn and soda.



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Mikhailoh
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Ouch.
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Aqua Letifer
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Ouch. :(

Gotta be careful with burns that are deep enough; cooling them down with water or ice is actually a bad idea sometimes. Hope it heals up okay! Burns can be very weird like that.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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brenda
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I get a banner ad for a popcorn popper website now. :hat:
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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Aqua Letifer
Aug 2 2010, 11:02 AM
Ouch. :(

Gotta be careful with burns that are deep enough; cooling them down with water or ice is actually a bad idea sometimes. Hope it heals up okay! Burns can be very weird like that.
It's blistered, but no more deep than that. It was only cool water, too, not ice water.

It might interfere with hooking! :eek:
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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I should have prefaced my first post with an explanation that I get teased here at home for the number of times I get burns. Most people get several burns in their lifetime; I get that many every year. It usually happens while I'm trying not to let someone else get burned. I'm watching the other person and then zing, I get it. Neosporin with pain reliever is a staple in our bathroom. I keep multiple tubes of it on hand.

The joke this time is that I wasn't even cooking! Burns, they seek me.

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George K
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Aqua Letifer
Aug 2 2010, 11:02 AM
Gotta be careful with burns that are deep enough; cooling them down with water or ice is actually a bad idea sometimes. Hope it heals up okay! Burns can be very weird like that.
Get the Mayo!

For minor burns, including first-degree burns and second-degree burns limited to an area no larger than 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter, take the following action:

Cool the burn. Hold the burned area under cool (not cold) running water for 10 or 15 minutes or until the pain subsides. If this is impractical, immerse the burn in cool water or cool it with cold compresses. Cooling the burn reduces swelling by conducting heat away from the skin. Don't put ice on the burn.

Cover the burn with a sterile gauze bandage. Don't use fluffy cotton, or other material that may get lint in the wound. Wrap the gauze loosely to avoid putting pressure on burned skin. Bandaging keeps air off the burn, reduces pain and protects blistered skin.

Take an over-the-counter pain reliever. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve) or acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Use caution when giving aspirin to children or teenagers. Though aspirin is approved for use in children older than age 2, children and teenagers recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms should never take aspirin. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.
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George K
Aug 2 2010, 03:52 PM
Aqua Letifer
Aug 2 2010, 11:02 AM
Gotta be careful with burns that are deep enough; cooling them down with water or ice is actually a bad idea sometimes. Hope it heals up okay! Burns can be very weird like that.
Get the Mayo!

For minor burns, including first-degree burns and second-degree burns limited to an area no larger than 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter, take the following action:

Cool the burn. Hold the burned area under cool (not cold) running water for 10 or 15 minutes or until the pain subsides. If this is impractical, immerse the burn in cool water or cool it with cold compresses. Cooling the burn reduces swelling by conducting heat away from the skin. Don't put ice on the burn.

Cover the burn with a sterile gauze bandage. Don't use fluffy cotton, or other material that may get lint in the wound. Wrap the gauze loosely to avoid putting pressure on burned skin. Bandaging keeps air off the burn, reduces pain and protects blistered skin.

Take an over-the-counter pain reliever. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve) or acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Use caution when giving aspirin to children or teenagers. Though aspirin is approved for use in children older than age 2, children and teenagers recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms should never take aspirin. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.
Did all that, George. Put on the Neosporin before the gauze. It's amazing how much better it feels with the combo of the Neosporin and the gauze. The Neosporin alone is not enough. Gotta have the gauze, too. And I took Advil.

I've been down this road many a time. This one is just a small burn compared to others I've had. No biggie this round. Hubby is amazed that I usually don't make a peep when I get burned. He assumes the burn didn't even happen, until he sees the blisters and such.

Him: "But you never said anything!?"

Me: "What was there to say? Besides, I was busy running cold water on it."

I did get him to bring home pizza for dinner tonight. For some reason, I didn't feel like cooking just now. :lol2:
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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HOLY CARP!!!
Sounds like you also need Silvadene cream in the house.
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musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 07:47 PM
Sounds like you also need Silvadene cream in the house.
Never heard of it, so I googled it. It's a sulfa-based product and I'm allergic to those. Bummer.

The Neosporin is an anti-bacterial product, so I think I have that covered. It has the added benefit of being a pain reliever. :woot:
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
for burns, wet a wad of tobacco and put it on the wound.


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brenda
Aug 2 2010, 07:56 PM
musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 07:47 PM
Sounds like you also need Silvadene cream in the house.
Never heard of it, so I googled it. It's a sulfa-based product and I'm allergic to those. Bummer.

The Neosporin is an anti-bacterial product, so I think I have that covered. It has the added benefit of being a pain reliever. :woot:
That's too bad about your allergy. I got some Silvadene cream when I had a second-degree burn on my hand.

I stopped using ointments on burns after I was told that some ointments can trap heat and allow the skin to continue to burn. I'm not sure which are ok, but I have Silvadene cream anyway.
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Ouch, cast iron.

In between cursing the fates for how bad the blisters hurt hours after the contact, I feel some awe at how efficient it is at holding heat. Me and cast iron have a bit of a love/hate/awe/fear relationship.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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There's one recurring minor burn in the house. The pan roast. Sear in the frying pan, put in the oven, take out of the oven, forget the handle has been in a 400 oven and touch the handle. I need a sleeve for that handle.
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musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 08:14 PM
brenda
Aug 2 2010, 07:56 PM
musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 07:47 PM
Sounds like you also need Silvadene cream in the house.
Never heard of it, so I googled it. It's a sulfa-based product and I'm allergic to those. Bummer.

The Neosporin is an anti-bacterial product, so I think I have that covered. It has the added benefit of being a pain reliever. :woot:
That's too bad about your allergy. I got some Silvadene cream when I had a second-degree burn on my hand.

I stopped using ointments on burns after I was told that some ointments can trap heat and allow the skin to continue to burn. I'm not sure which are ok, but I have Silvadene cream anyway.
I know what you mean about trapping the heat. I like to give the spot plenty of cool water for quite a while before any ointment or wrapping.

When I had a bad hand burn a few years ago, I had it in water for several hours before anything else was done. Luckily, it was during a party which my aunt was attending. She's a former emergency room nurse. She said I had second degree burns that time, so I can relate to your hand burn. I learned a lot about treating burns that night, and it's served me well.

This burn is more of a nuisance than anything else. Sure, it hurts, but I expect that. I cannot imagine how people cope when they have severe burns over large portions of the body. The pain must be horrific.
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Horace
Aug 2 2010, 08:19 PM
Ouch, cast iron.

In between cursing the fates for how bad the blisters hurt hours after the contact, I feel some awe at how efficient it is at holding heat. Me and cast iron have a bit of a love/hate/awe/fear relationship.
Cast iron demands respect, doesn't it? :lol2: See MS's post about the handles. :yes:
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musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 08:29 PM
There's one recurring minor burn in the house. The pan roast. Sear in the frying pan, put in the oven, take out of the oven, forget the handle has been in a 400 oven and touch the handle. I need a sleeve for that handle.
Been there, done that. :lol2: I hate to admit how many times, too.

I got two new oven mitts that are awesome. Maybe made by KitchenAid? Anyway, they are thick as the dickens, and they go up to my elbow. Hubby said they were ridiculous when I brought them home, but now I see he uses them ALL the time, too. :lol2:
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Geaux Tigers!
I have a set of autoclave gloves. Yes, they look like something rejected off the Buck Rogers set, but they work...
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HOLY CARP!!!
My answer to almost any emergency first aid need: "Put some Bactine on it!"

(the anaesthetic in it dies make it particularly good for burns)
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Dewey
Aug 3 2010, 10:27 AM
My answer to almost any emergency first aid need: "Put some Bactine on it!"
That stuff is liquid sting in a bottle. Getitawayfromme.
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Yer nuts. You're obviously such a young pup you never had to deal with the Methiolate and Mercurichrome that Bactine saved all us early 60's kids from. Yikes!
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Mercurichrome>>>>Bactine.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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brenda
Aug 2 2010, 09:37 PM
musicasacra
Aug 2 2010, 08:29 PM
There's one recurring minor burn in the house. The pan roast. Sear in the frying pan, put in the oven, take out of the oven, forget the handle has been in a 400 oven and touch the handle. I need a sleeve for that handle.
Been there, done that. :lol2: I hate to admit how many times, too.

I got two new oven mitts that are awesome. Maybe made by KitchenAid? Anyway, they are thick as the dickens, and they go up to my elbow. Hubby said they were ridiculous when I brought them home, but now I see he uses them ALL the time, too. :lol2:
Same here. One should not drink and pan roast.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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George K
Aug 3 2010, 10:48 AM
Mercurichrome>>>>Bactine.
Bactine is somewhat less poisonous - plus it smells better. ^_^
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Peroxide was the usual in our house, but I do remember seeing grandma's creepy red mercurochrome.

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