Second Degree Burn-heating water in the microwave
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Second Degree Burn-heating water in the microwave
- 3. SECOND DEGREE BURN FROM BOILING HOT WATER March 2014
- 4. SITUATION: Living in a 3rd-world country has a lot of disadvantages. One of them bein not having hot water in the kitchen sink. The boiler is only connected to t bathroom. Every Friday for the last 5 months I have been disinfecting my Tupperwar bottle in the following way: 1. Fill bottle half way with water. 2. Drop of dish soap. 3. Heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes. I have done at over 20 times so I’m not sure what was different. Another p here in Mexico is the electricity. It is very unstable. I suspect that there w power surge while I was heating the water. March 2014
- 5. The microwave was about to beep so I stood in front of it. There were only 10 seconds left. I put my hand near the handle to open it when it beeped. At exactly 8 seconds I heard, “boom” and the door flew open. I tried to get out of the way, but as I was backing away the boiling hot and soapy water landing on my upper right chest. I was wearing a cotton t-shirt and my first reaction was to rip it off. I screamed and my husband came running. Once he figured what was going on, he grabbed my bottle of cooking oil and poured it all over my chest. This took away the pain immediately but I was still in shock. I then put on another shirt and we went to the all night clinic. Upon my arrival there were a lot of people, so they made me wait over an hour. I was shaking from the pain, but I guess the lady with the sore throat arrived first. The doctor gave me an ointment and told me to keep it covered until it formed a scab. He also gave me ampicillin to prevent infection. We arrived at home around midnight and I tried to sleep, which March 2014
- 6. MOMENT OF THE ACCIDENT Doctor prescribed these: Ampicilina gel caps 500 mg, twice a day. Vitacilina (ointment with retinol(vitamin A) and neomycin.) March 2014
- 7. First Day Pics March 2014
- 12. On day five I decided to see a specialist and visited a dermatologist. He immediately informed me that it was infected and prescribed me a new treatment and gave me a week of disability from work. 1. New antibiotics: Dicloxacillin-500 capsules, 4 times a day. 2. Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg 3 times a day. 3. Fomentations with fresh chamomile water twice a day, 5 minutes each time. 4. Fomentations with ANT KM powder (antimicrobial silver powder) dissolved in water twice a day. 5. Rifamycin spray after each fomentation. March 2014
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- 21. Day 8 March 2014
- 24. Day 11: MOIST ( just after my shower) March 2014
- 25. Day 12: Today I went to see my dermatologist. I can’t stand the drying and cracking of my gigantic scab. He said that the wound is infection free and gave me a cream to help the final healing process. I have to finish the antibiotics (another 2 days) March 2014
- 26. Relief!!! Acid fusidic betamethasone March 2014
- 27. Day 12: After cream March 2014
- 28. This was the first night that I was able to sleep through the night. I even woke up on my right side. The cream has been helping a lot. March 2014
- 33. It has been 16 days and I can now do things around the house that I wasn’t able to. I actually but on a t-shirt last night to sleep instead of a tank top. My disability is over so I am going back to school tomorrow. I’m excited, but nervous about putting a bra on. March 2014
- 34. Day 17: The scab is completely gone March 2014
- 35. I went back to school today and even washed my car last evening! I feel great! March 2014
- 37. Today was my last fomentation of the silver concentrate. I bought a gel from Herbalife to help me heal the rest of the burn. March 2014