SECOND DEGREE

BURN

Jennifer

AnnMarch 2014

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SECOND DEGREE BURN FROM BOILING HOT WATER

March 2014

SITUATION:

Living in a 3rd-world country has a lot of disadvantages. One of them being

not having hot water in the kitchen sink. The boiler is only connected to the

bathroom.

Every Friday for the last 5 months I have been disinfecting my Tupperware 1 Liter

bottle in the following way:

1. Fill bottle half way with water.

2. Drop of dish soap.

3. Heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes.

I have done at over 20 times so I’m not sure what was different. Another problem

here in Mexico is the electricity. It is very unstable. I suspect that there was a

power surge while I was heating the water.

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The microwave was about to beep so I stood in front of it. There

were only 10 seconds left.

I put my hand near the handle to open it when it beeped. At

exactly 8 seconds I heard, “boom” and the door flew open. I

tried to get out of the way, but as I was backing away the boiling

hot and soapy water landing on my upper right chest. I was

wearing a cotton t-shirt and my first reaction was to rip it off. I

screamed and my husband came running. Once he figured what

was going on, he grabbed my bottle of cooking oil and poured it

all over my chest. This took away the pain immediately but I

was still in shock.

I then put on another shirt and we went to the all night clinic.

Upon my arrival there were a lot of people, so they made me

wait over an hour. I was shaking from the pain, but I guess the

lady with the sore throat arrived first.

The doctor gave me an ointment and told me to keep it covered

until it formed a scab. He also gave me ampicillin to prevent

infection.

We arrived at home around midnight and I tried to sleep, which

was impossible.

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MOMENT OF THE

ACCIDENT

Doctor prescribed these: Ampicilina gel caps

500 mg, twice a day.

Vitacilina (ointment with retinol(vitamin A)

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First Day Pics

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Day 2:

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Day 3:

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Day 4:

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Day 5:

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On day five I decided to see a specialist and visited a dermatologist. He immediately informed me that it was infected and prescribed me a new treatment and gave me a week of disability from work.

1. New antibiotics: Dicloxacillin-500 capsules, 4 times a day.

2. Ibuprofen tablets 400 mg 3 times a day.

3. Fomentations with fresh chamomile water twice a day, 5 minutes each time.

4. Fomentations with ANT KM powder (antimicrobial silver powder) dissolved in water twice a day.

5. Rifamycin spray after each fomentation.

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Blisters before

fomentations

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Fomentations:

Dissolved silver

powderFresh chamomile

water

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Fomentations:

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Day 6:

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Day 7:

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Day 8

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Day 9:

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Day 10:

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Day 11:

MOIST ( just after my shower)

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Day 12:

Today I went to see my dermatologist. I

can’t stand the drying and cracking of

my gigantic scab.

He said that the wound is infection free

and gave me a cream to help the final

healing process.

I have to finish the antibiotics (another 2

days)

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Relief!!! Acid fusidic betamethasoneMarch 2014

Day 12: After cream

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This was the first night that I was able to sleep

through the night. I even woke up on my right

side. The cream has been helping a lot.

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Day 13:

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Day 14:

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Day 15:

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Day 16:

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It has been 16 days and I can now do things

around the house that I wasn’t able to. I actually

but on a t-shirt last night to sleep instead of a tank

top.

My disability is over so I am going back to school

tomorrow. I’m excited, but nervous about putting

a bra on.

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Day 17: The scab is completely gone

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I went back to school today and even washed my

car last evening! I feel great!

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Day 18:

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Today was my last fomentation of the silver

concentrate.

I bought a gel from Herbalife to help me heal the

rest of the burn.

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