Actually, I have used dry burn sheets on many a patient with 1st and 2nd degree burns, where substantial body surface area had been involved. By removing air from the burned skin, the pain involved in 1st and 2nd degree burns is significantly reduced. I would recommend all "family"/trauma first aid kits have sterile burn sheets. Generally, moist dressings (sterile saline) are used for 1st degree burns for small areas, i.e. burned finger. There is a really nice product; BURN-JEL, that is also used for 1st and even some 2nd degree burns (small surface area). The product comes in one use packets and dressings. It is not cheap, but if anyone is interested, I can provide a few web sites of medical supply companies that sell this product, as well as sterile burn sheets. Pete


Edited by paramedicpete (02/11/03 03:38 PM)