Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I) and Causalgia (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II)(RSD and CRPS)

 
 
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Old 02-14-2008, 08:11 PM #11
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Please forgive me if I am seeming to be pedantic here but PLEASE do not use oil of any type on a burn.
First aid should be running the burnt skin under a cold running tap for 20 minutes if possible.
No immersing in a cold bath as this can cause hypothermia and create other serious medical issues.
No ice as it cause vaso constriction and can cause even more permanent damage to the skin.
No oil as it holds the heat into the skin and thus keeps the burnt skin heated and "cooking".
I do realise there are many people who swear by old fashioned remedies but as a nurse I can tell you the difference in the outcome of a burn which has been cooled at the time of injury and those that haven't.
As I said, I apologise for being pedantic on this subject but this is something that is so very important.
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Tayla
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