Brother burned playing with fire?

My brother and his friend were messing around with AXE body spray and fire and in the process my brother got minor burns on his legs and one on his foot that look like minor 1st degree burns from the pictures i have seen on the web. Some of his hair was burned off in the process but only on the back of the leg. To avoid getting in trouble he shaved his legs and just told my parents he lost a bet with the friend who was with him. He immediately ran to his shower turned it on the coldest temperature and soaked it for about 10 minutes. I then gave him solar cain and he shaved his legs. There is a burn on the back of his leg that has bumps and is a little red like a sunburn and his foot has the same thing but a little more red and it hurts more. I am asking this because he plays football and i was wondering if it is ok for him to put on shoes on the burn and if it will get infected. What should we do (btw i had nothing to do with it and we would rather no t mention this to my mom)
Brother burned playing with fire?
The little bumps indicate a 2nd degree burn. He should be ok to wear shoes, as long as he keeps the affected areas clean. This means that right after his practices and games, he needs to clean the burns thoroughly. Just an fyi, your first aid was right on the mark! Good job!
Brother burned playing with fire?
He needs to have the burn evaluated by a doctor,who can give him burn cream to ward off infection.He definitely needs to keep it clean.
Reply:i believe that those 'little bumps' are going to be 'little blisters'.





Minor Burn Injury


1. Soak the burn in cool water for 15 minutes.


2. Apply cool cloth to the burn for a few minutes each day.


3. Apply BurnRx (see below) to the burn and cover it with a dressing or bandage.


4. Re-apply burn with BurnRx to promote healing.


5. Apply topical antibiotic to the burn to prevent infection if necessary.


6. If necessary, take over-the-counter pain medication to control pain.


7. If burn pain, redness, swelling persists or if there are signs of infection see a physician.











Cool The Burn:


Use lots of COOL water. Be creative. You can use wet towels - this works well for cooling areas that cannot be immersed in a tub. (Be sure youre-wet the towels often as they will get warm.) Garden hoses, bathtubs, rivers, streams, whatever you can get to.





A word of caution: DO NOT USE ICE OR ICE WATER ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MINOR BURN! It will cause body heat loss.





3. Cover The Burn


It seems like the last thing you would want to do if you have just burned yourself, but it works. It will keep air from entering the wound; this will help to alleviate the pain and prevent infection.


Use a dry sterile dressing or a clean cloth and loosely bandage in place.





** DO-NOTS


- Do not apply ice to a burn unless it is VERY minor.


- Do not touch the burn with anything other than a dressing.


- DO NOT BREAK BLISTERS!





anywho. an answer to your question. he can wear shoes if he wants- but make sure you help him wrap up his foot with sterile gauze/dressings- use an ankle wrap bandage or whatever to keep it all in place- but dont make any of these dressings too tight. snug is ok. not tight.