Burn treatment question

Michael Horowitz said:

Yesterday morning I burned my hand (2d); immediately got it under running cold water. When I
could, I GOOGLED rfc for burns and saw a suggestion for Silvadene cream. Since wife had a Dr.
appointment anyway, I asked her to ask for a perscription for the cream. Got it and applied it.
Its purpose is to guard against infection, however, the pain seemed to ease on application. There
are a large number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for several
hours until the cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone know if the
Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-biotic? - Mike

It acts as an antibiotic and you have to be very judicious in it's use. Don't get it on intact
skin. Don't use much of it (use sparingly). It is a miracle cream for many burn patients (not cheap
either, huh?) but can cause some problems itself (systemic absorption for one thing). One thing to
be aware of is the risk of superinfection. Hand burns should always be assessed by a skilled
professional health care provider, so I'm a bit concerned that your wife's doctor Rx'd sight
unseen. Goomba

Michael Horowitz said:

Yesterday morning I burned my hand (2d); immediately got it under running cold water. When I could,
I GOOGLED rfc for burns and saw a suggestion for Silvadene cream. Since wife had a Dr. appointment
anyway, I asked her to ask for a perscription for the cream. Got it and applied it. Its purpose is
to guard against infection, however, the pain seemed to ease on application. There are a large
number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for several hours until the
cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone know if the Silvadene cream
actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-biotic? - Mike

How bad a burn? I keep an Aloe Vera plant in my kitchen window for minor cooking burns.

This reminds me of a remedy I've used for years but everytime I mention it no one has heard of it. I
keep a container of flour nearby all the time and sometimes even in the frig. If/when I burn myself
I immediately stick the burned place in the flour and hold it there till the pain starts to go.
Rarely if ever have a resulting blister and always much less pain.

Michael Horowitz said:

Yesterday morning I burned my hand (2d); immediately got it under running cold water. When I
could, I GOOGLED rfc for burns and saw a suggestion for Silvadene cream. Since wife had a Dr.
appointment anyway, I asked her to ask for a perscription for the cream. Got it and applied it.
Its purpose is to guard against infection, however, the pain seemed to ease on application. There
are a large number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for several
hours until the cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone know if the
Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-biotic? - Mike

CoastWatcher said:

This reminds me of a remedy I've used for years but everytime I mention it no one has heard of it.
I keep a container of flour nearby all the time and sometimes even in the frig. If/when I burn
myself I immediately stick the burned place in the flour and hold it there till the pain starts to
go. Rarely if ever have a resulting blister and always much less pain.

Michael Horowitz said:

Yesterday morning I burned my hand (2d); immediately got it under running cold water. When I
could, I GOOGLED rfc for burns and saw a suggestion for Silvadene cream. Since wife had a Dr.
appointment anyway, I asked her to ask for a perscription for the cream. Got it and applied it.
Its purpose is to guard against infection, however, the pain seemed to ease on application. There
are a large number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for several
hours until the cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone know if
the Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-biotic? - Mike

Unless the integrity of the skin has been breached, and you are a diabetic or had radical lymph node
removal from the same extremity; applying Silver based creams is a complete waste of it.

Tylenol for the pain is all you can do.

The important thing is to cool the burned area immediately you get burned!

Notice the specific sentence where it states that prior to the application of the cream, the burn
area is cleaned and debrided:

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Unless the integrity of the skin has been breached, and you are a diabetic or had radical lymph
node removal from the same extremity; applying Silver based creams is a complete waste of it.

Tylenol for the pain is all you can do.

The important thing is to cool the burned area immediately you get burned!

Not too cold, though. A bag of frozen vegetables will often provide more pain relief than a bag of
ice, because ice will burn the skin as well.

When I recently burned the palm of my hand, I couldn't even hold it under the cold water coming out
of the tap because that produced a burning sensation. A bag of frozen corn, 4 Advil, and about 10
hours were the only things that lessened the pain. This is all on the advice of my doctor friend,
who said 'There is nothing to be done for burns of this type except time and pain relievers. It will
hurt like hell until at least tomorrow. Get used to it.'

Cate

Michael Horowitz said:

Does anyone know if the Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-
biotic? - Mike

Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) is, obviously, a sulfa drug, which accounts for the warnings against
using it improperly. Silvadene is used on OPEN wounds to prevent infection. Its use on a closed-skin
burn is a waste of money. However, if the burn has blistered and the blister has broken, then it
will help prevent infection. You didn't specify whether your burn was superficial/closed or
blistered and/or open. I've used prescription Silvadene on a persistant wound for many months, and I
also find that it does have a cooling, soothing property, for whatever reason.

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Yesterday morning I burned my hand (2d); immediately got it under running cold water. When I
could, I GOOGLED rfc for burns and saw a suggestion for Silvadene cream. Since wife had a Dr.
appointment anyway, I asked her to ask for a perscription for the cream. Got it and applied it.
Its purpose is to guard against infection, however, the pain seemed to ease on application. There
are a large number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for several
hours until the cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone know if the
Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-biotic? - Mike

It's the best stuff for burns ever created, I swear. When I was cooking at the club, I got
splattered by hot grease burning myself pretty severely in several large patches on my left arm. The
Silvadene cream was the only way to stop the pain, even temporarily. Every time the pain would come
back, I'd apply more cream and it would go away. I used a big jar of that stuff before my burns
healed. It is amazing.

Miss Jean

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There are a large number of variables involved: I soaked my hand on and off in cold water for
several hours until the cream arrived, so I can't say the cream affected the pain. Does anyone
know if the Silvadene cream actually had an effect on the pain or just acted as an anti-
biotic? - Mike

Eons ago I was given this to apply to a 2nd degree burn I received when I spilled a pot of boiling
water onto my jeans clad leg. By the time I got to cold water, the heat held in by my jeans had
caused more severe burns than if I'd been wearing shorts, according to the doctor.

The Silvadene cream didn't help me much with the pain, but it did act as a barrier against bacterial
infection and I healed without any scarring. I don't know if this answers your question any, though.

Terri

silvadene is a anti fungal used to keep fugas from infecting open burnt areas

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silvadene is a anti fungal used to keep fugas from infecting open burnt areas

Emu oil is better. ;-) Less scarring.

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