Patient Comments: Burns (First Aid) - ExperienceWhat type of burn did you experience?
Comment from: dumbamateurrocketeer, 19-24 Male (Patient)
Published: March 12
I was recently making an ethanol rocket, with a plastic 2 liter bottle and lemon extract as the ethanol fuel. I created a gap of nothing but air and very stupidly stuck my lighter into the neck of the bottle, igniting it and burning my first finger, and the webbing at the base of my second and third fingers. It's red, and the skin is constricted slightly, but there is no blistering as of about an hour or so. It hurts only intermittently. Is this simply a major first degree burn or a minor second degree burn? Use caution with amateur science please! Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Steve, 55-64 Male (Patient)
Published: July 21
Second degree burn to my lower thigh. Stupidly wearing shorts and touched hot exhaust on the lawn mower. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Sue, 19-24 Male (Caregiver)
Published: July 06
My son has burns to his legs and feet. The bottom of his feet are 3rd degree and the area on top of his feet and ankles are 2nd degree. Then going up to his knees are first degree. He's in a burn unit right now receiving care, after having walked through a fire. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Student, 13-18 Male (Patient)
Published: January 25
I got a 35%-40% third-degree burn when I was four years old. This has helped me understand what really happened to me. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: nana, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: January 19
I fell asleep with the lap top on my leg now I have blisters. Was this comment helpful?Yes
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I was burned by a firework on the bottom of my foot and on the side of my leg. I have not seen a doctor yet I am getting worried about my leg. It was black when it first got burned and has not healed much. Now it is white with a red raised border around it.