I won't get into the how, but, I severely burned my hand (see Images 1, 2, below.)
The problem(s)
1. OSHA, my shop would be closed if I made a claim
2. DOT, they'd piss test all of my smoking buddies, when I came up dirty (I have to give an undiluted sample, in case there's already blood poisoning.) By smoking buddies, I mean the drivers.
3. That same dirty UA will get me fired.
or, it happened a different way. Nonetheless, I'm a mechanic, right hand dominant, and this is my right hand. Not good. I have Aflac, and the boss could lay me off because I can't perform my job.
Does Aflac piss test? This could seriously fuck up our lives, we're set to move in 45 days, and have budgeted the move out, with both of our checks.
Or, do you think I could just pop the blisters, put some antibiotic on it, and ride it out the next few weeks?
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Dude!
What? Everything else has been said already...
Misunderstanding I'm thinking, it was me making a lame attempt at humour and the fact, I personally had little to add which wasn't already postedIm just speaking as a guy who has burnt his hand worse than that and my arm
elbow to wrist, both with oil.
Now that I went back and read the whole thread, I see I gave the same advise as the other good advise
but I gave a product name to use.
Sorry for giving good advise.
You gave good advice. I gave the generic name of a drug, silver sulfadiazine, because Flamazine, Silvadene etc... are all trade names that vary by locale. For example Flamazine tells me you are UK or Canada (rarely OZ) right? So generic allows you not to tip your location and makes it translatable for anyone but you gave great advice....snip.....
Now that I went back and read the whole thread, I see I gave the same advice as the other good advice
but I gave a product name to use.
Sorry for giving good advice.
No that won't cover this.... seriously you are talking reflex tests. They won't allow for this level of burn, if you have an intact dorsal horn loop. You spilled the oil (think dropped deep fat fryer and splash back) and couldn't get your hand back fast enough.... would be my story if for some reason I wasn't going to fess up......snip....
So, I'm going to smoke up, go to the doc (and tell her how I was making some fried egg rolls, and when I took one outta the pan, it fell and I instinctively caught it -- nasty oil burn,) get my cream, and then head to work, to fabricate a welding glove that moves trigger control to my pinky, and uses the splints to steady it.
Thank you all for the advice! I'll be intelligent and mostly follow it, this time!
VEREBAL BITCH SLAP ..............................SLAP UP BACK SIDE OF THE HEAD ...............GO TO THE HOSPITAL the longer u wait the worst damage can be done using those creams are a stop gap measure but over using them will just be a bigger issuse laterSo, I haven't been to Doc. yet, and the recommended treatment is Rx only. Until I can get ahold of my doc at urgent care I've got non-petroleum based, antibiotic creams, sterile pads and fresh gauze for every wrapping. Wash it with cool water, and Zep antibiotic soap. I'm also having the boss lady splint my fingers out/apart so that if the blisters pop, the underlying skin doesn't start bonding. It also keeps the finger straight, so the hand doesn't curl during healing. I have kept it elevated, and as soon as it was burned (molten rubber, approximately 400 degrees, spilled while repairing a kettle) I rushed to the flush sink and ran cool water on it for 10 minutes. The rubber vulcanized and I used Water Jell Burn Jell to release the bond and then ran my hand under cool water for another 10 minutes.
Without poppin' the blisters (and, I won't, don't worry!) the only part that I can see went "full depth" was my thumb, the same spot as on my left hand, where I got a similar burn last year. The fingers are ugly but swollen with blisters, the depth on those are not that bad.
I can't drive our cars right now, they're both stick shift, but, I can drive a freightliner -- I can shift that with my elbow/forearm. I went in to work, yesterday, and was able to do about 60% of my job. Should be able to do at keast 80% by next week.
So, I'm going to smoke up, go to the doc (and tell her how I was making some fried egg rolls, and when I took one outta the pan, it fell and I instinctively caught it -- nasty oil burn,) get my cream, and then head to work, to fabricate a welding glove that moves trigger control to my pinky, and uses the splints to steady it.
Thank you all for the advice! I'll be intelligent and mostly follow it, this time!
I wouldn't pop the blisters because it could get seriously infected.I won't get into the how, but, I severely burned my hand (see Images 1, 2, below.)
The problem(s)
1. OSHA, my shop would be closed if I made a claim
2. DOT, they'd piss test all of my smoking buddies, when I came up dirty (I have to give an undiluted sample, in case there's already blood poisoning.) By smoking buddies, I mean the drivers.
3. That same dirty UA will get me fired.
or, it happened a different way. Nonetheless, I'm a mechanic, right hand dominant, and this is my right hand. Not good. I have Aflac, and the boss could lay me off because I can't perform my job.
Does Aflac piss test? This could seriously fuck up our lives, we're set to move in 45 days, and have budgeted the move out, with both of our checks.
Or, do you think I could just pop the blisters, put some antibiotic on it, and ride it out the next few weeks?
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