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Injuries, Fractures and Burns

This forum is dedicated to the wide range of injuries, fractures and burns people can encounter — surface, penetrating, electrical, inhalation injuries, bons and skull fractures, and burns and scalds. Ask questions, look for information, and talk about symptoms and treatment.

Could chemical burn heal without a treatment?

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I work as a cleaning lady in a big corporation and my job is to keep the toilets and kitchen on a floor of a building clean. I have the rubber gloves and uniform, but the chemicals I use are industry strength products and not once I got burnt by spilling it on my skin and in eyes. Could chemical...

by User avatar rozina158554302

Is there a way that chemical burn can cause lose of hair?

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Hello! My sister has met a very nice man. They are going out for few months now and I think she likes him a lot. The problem is he is bold. He told my sister that he lost his hair due to chemical burn which happened to him when he worked in a factory of colors. I am afraid he suffers from some...

by User avatar marty35713

What to do when the eye gets a thermal burn?

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Hello! My father works in a car factory. He has been moved to the department of colors which is known as very unhealthy and risky. They had two accidents in last three months. Fire precaution is generally low and I am afraid of possible accident. He has one year to his retirement and since he had...

by User avatar annecorinne75354217

How to remove a material that's causing the burn?

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How am I supposed to know if the burns are light or serious? In all the explanations of first aid treatment, it says that you should remove the material that’s causing the burn but no one explains how to do that when one is panicky and doesn’t know what to do first, and not burn oneself?

by User avatar Guest

How to stop iritation of skin after a burn?

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Hello! My son has burnt his hand with hot tea few days ago. The burn was not severe although his hand is still red but without blisters or anything like that. Although he cried a lot and we were frightened his burn was not that serious. The problem is he keeps touching and scratching his wound and I...

by User avatar arabelle23153456

how do I prevent scarring after a burn?

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Today I was standing too close to a fire and something popped, causing hot plastic to land on my cheek. Thank goodness I was near cold and able to get fresh aloe vera on the burn within 5 minutes. I was also able to get the plastic off. It's between a quarter & fifty cent piece in size. You can...

by User avatar ksf19200

neck injury treatment options

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Several months ago I have strained some muscles in my back. I went to a doctor, got some medicaments and left. I took medicaments and everything was ok, at least for a couple of months. Now I feel pain I my neck every day from time to time. I don't think that visiting the same doctor would do me any...

by User avatar ainslie45390

unknown knee pain,

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hi im 17, nearly 18 and have been experiencing pain in my knees below my knee cap, more in my left leg, but pain in each. i dont remember injuring them, they hurt when i walk around and gets worse when doing sport or walking up and down steps what cud be up with them?

by User avatar canoeingfishy42860

numbness

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:$ i am a 14 year old female and i had hurt my last two toes on my left side i had missed the ball and accidentally kicked the chair HARD. about three days after that my whole leg started tingling and felt like it had been asleep (my toe was still hurting i thought i broke it) so i just tried...

by User avatar Guest

lisfranc surgery - Will I be in a cast or boot?!

Hello, I am new to this forum but glad I found it. I suffered a lisfranc injury a week and a half ago and I'm scheduled for surgery on Thursday. I was curious if it's more common to be put in a cast after surgery or if I will continue to wear my nice big boot? I am scheduled to go on a vacation...

by User avatar lskahill38569