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#53757 - 11/15/05 04:58 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
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Registered: 11/13/01
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Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
My address is on its way. Thank you.

-- Craig

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#53758 - 11/15/05 05:45 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
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Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
Thanks for the link!

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#53759 - 11/15/05 11:07 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
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Agreed water gel is great, safe and does cool on contact.
some other products are silvadene, foille ointment (does hold heat though regarding new burns), proderma burn gel, tender's after burn gel, and lastly some uses of tea tree oil can be used post burn to aid in healing (not immediately after a burn)

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#53760 - 11/16/05 04:14 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
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Registered: 04/05/05
Posts: 715
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
I’m afraid I have been part of misleading the readers about burn treatment. Water-Jel Burn Jel is wonderful but there is a reason:

The Web article Men’s Health listed “The 20 Best Medicines for Men.” They listed Solarcaine as their best choice. This has 20% Benzocaine. REI sells a spray called “Burn Spray” that also has Benzocaine. It does not work very well. There was a boy that burned his hand on a campfire rock. Also one of my sons burned his hand and I used this spray and they both said it did not help much.

Water Jel Burn Jel has 2% Lidocaine HCL. I used this on my sons and it worked great. My big first-aid kit also has a pump bottle of “burn spray” that is also 2% Lidocaine. I also used this on one of my sons on a different occasion. This also worked great.

Any “burn” product with Benzocaine will not work well. Any “burn” product with Lidocaine will work very well.

The point I wanted to make: use Lidocaine for burns.
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#53761 - 11/16/05 05:45 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
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Registered: 06/25/05
Posts: 148
Does Lidocaine realy speed up the healing, or is this just pain relief ?

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#53762 - 11/16/05 06:52 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
Now that's interesting. And somewhat confusing. This is where I got my information: The 20 Best Medicines for Men

Read what it says under "BURNS"

-- Craig

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#53763 - 11/16/05 06:54 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
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Registered: 05/23/02
Posts: 1403
Loc: Brooklyn, New York
I'm aware of only pain reducing qualities. And also if you think about it: you aint plucking peeling skin on the wound or touching it due to itching or pain which means that the wound/burn stays clean therfore it heals faster.
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#53764 - 11/16/05 08:30 PM Re: Burn care & antiseptics
Craig_phx Offline
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Registered: 04/05/05
Posts: 715
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
Lidocaine is only for the immediate pain.

Here is what the article says about lidocaine:

"benzocaine may be safer than other anesthetics, such as lidocaine, which can cause side effects, such as blurry vision and dizziness, says Michael Oszko, Pharm.D., an associate professor at the University of Kansas. "

We have not experienced any blurry vision or dizziness. It sure does work better!
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#53765 - 11/16/05 09:32 PM Re: Burn care & antiseptics
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Is that doctor's comment about topical application, like a spray? If it was, then that's certainly surprising news to me.

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#53766 - 12/02/05 07:34 PM Re: Burn care & antisceptics
MissouriExile Offline
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Registered: 11/22/05
Posts: 125
Loc: SW Missouri / SE Wisconsin
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Curiously, I ordered the Burnaway online within the last two months and received immediate shipment. No problem.
Jon Davis

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