Question 1

how can i treat a second degree burn?

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Seek medical care: Second degree or partial thickness burns will often heal without surgery. The likelihood is affected by your medical condition, age, and factors such as smoking history. These burns can be treated in a number of different ways including topical salves and biologic or other barrier dressings. One of the more common burn creams is silvadene, (silver sulfadiazine) but it is not the only option.

Question 2

what would a second degree burn look like?

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Blister: A blister intact or partially broken with clear fluid.

Question 3

how do i know if i have a second degree burn?

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Blisters, pain: Second degree burns are typically very red, blistered, and more painful. First degree burns are usually just red and may be painful as well.

Question 4

what are the healing stages of a second degree burn?

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Expect full healing: A second degree burn preserves the deeper dermal layer containing hair follicles and sweat glands with epidermal cells intact that can multiply and reproduce a full epidermal surface. As long as you take proper care to keep a moist, infection free environment to speed healing within 7-14 days, you should heal fully without scarring or permanent pigment changes. Ask a physician for wound care recs.

Question 5

do i need to go to the hospital for a second degree burn?

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Depends on…: Location of burn & how large an area is involved. Burns of face, hands, joints, genital areas can be more serious than those of other areas. Large burns, especially if blisters break, may be difficult to manage by yourself & more prone to infection; so seek medical attention depending on above info. Fp may be 1st step unless burn is large or one of those special areas.

Question 6

how do you treat a second degree burn if the blisters split?

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: Keep the area clean with soap &amp; water and or peroxide. Dry the area using a hair dryer at a no heat setting as needed.  Apply a small amount of antibiotic ointment to cover the area. Cover loosely and check the site twice daily. If it dries out &amp; does not drain or get redder, you are doing fine.

Question 7

can you tell me is a burn with blisters a second degree burn?

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Yes: By definition a second degree burn is one with associated blistering without full thickness involvement of the skin.

Question 8

how does it take for a blister to form after a second degree burn?

Accepted Answer

Skin Burns: The time of blistering is one of the tools used to determine the degree of burns sustained. First and second degree burns may result in blistered skin; however, it is characteristic of second degree burns to blister immediately, whereas first degree burns can have blisters after a couple of days. Blisters can also form on the hands and feet as a result of tissue damage incurred by frostbite.

Question 9

can you put neosporin, pain relief cream, on a second degree burn?

Accepted Answer

Yes: That should be fine for smaller second degree burns.

Question 10

how long does it take for a blister to form after a second degree burn?

Accepted Answer

Usually in 1st 24hrs: Burns will usually declare themselves within the first day.

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