Re: OT -- A GUITARISTS SECOND WORST NIGHTMARE

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

Actually, I've heard that applying ice to a burn is not the best thing to 
do. Here is a quote from a medical source I'm looking at now:

"Do not apply ice to the burn. It compounds the injury by decreasing the 
blood flow to the burned area, thus starving the damaged tissues of vital 
fluids and proteins"
"immerse the burn in cool running water for at least 30 minutes to help 
relieve the pain. If you can't cool the burn immediately, this procedure 
will still help to some degree up to 2 hours after the injury has 
occurred."

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Landman" <mlandman@sonic.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: OT -- A GUITARISTS SECOND WORST NIGHTMARE


> ted-
>
> Ice immediately to cool the remaining heat and reduce swelling, but  not 
> "bare" ice on the skin for too long, the ice can damage tissue as  well. 
> Try wrapping the ice in a cotton towel...
>
> Keep it cold for pain relief into this evening, but beyond that no  good 
> advice, it sounds like at minimum you've got a 1st degree burn  with 
>areas 
> of 2nd degree (the brown areas).
>
> It might be worth a trip to an ER or at least to call an advice  nurse, 
> the finger tips are pretty important and your description is  troubling, 
> the blisters aren't bad, but the brown "ironing board"  stuff sounds not 
> so good.
>
> Good luck!
>
> best-
>
> mark
>
>