burn remedy

[Chickerdoodle13]

As an EMT we were told never to put anything on a burn, not even water. You just cover a burn with a sterile burn cloth and tape it to the skin. You can do more damage putting stuff on burns because it introduces so much bacteria to compromised skin.

 

[Godsgrl]

This is baloney. It would be incredibly irresponsible to encourage an EMT to do something so potentially life-threatening to a patient.

Right, Bunnylady. Anything you put on a burn then has to be SCRAPED OFF in the emergency room. I'm sure that would be extremely painful. Cold water and the ER only.

 

[annageckos]

I've used honey on minor burns and it worked great. Never tried egg, think I will stick with the honey or ER if it's a really bad burn.