burnt my hand, please advise

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

right, i always say if its bigger than a 10p then seek medical advice.

have burnt middle finger and some of my palm. had it under running cold water for 15mins. skin isnt brokwn or blistered, but is painful and a little bit red.

should i actually seek out of hours attention from clinic? or wait and see?

As a bit of a cooking burn veteran, in my experience egg white can take the heat out of it and be quite soothing. It is very normal in professional kitchens to put egg white on burns if they are not too serious. forgive me but Misdee's burn didn't sound too serious which is why I suggested it.
No harm meant.

it is to do with the protein which brings the temperature down and forms a skin over the burn to help provent infection. It is very soothing and does work despite Bundles over reaction

I'm with you, Bundle

LadyV

Don't mess with it, get it looked at by a medically trained person.

Second degree burns can be less painful but need medical treatment all the same.

what?? I've worked as a chef for eight years of my life and I'd put money on the fact that I have been burned many more times than you. Egg white works to soothe burns. I'm not suggesting that LVOC substitutes my anecdotal evidence for medical attention. I am just saying that egg white works.

No Watling, not you.

lol

I'll tell the burns specialist that next time I see him carmenere. He's only seen ummm thousands of burns over the years.

Oh Bundle get off your high horse, what I am saying is perfectly valid.

carmenere

no horses here (but some mention of ducks and rats elsewhere) and merely stating advice of medical professional. who works in a hospital not a kitchen.

The key thing for a burn is to get the temperature down ASAP. That is why you should only use water, because this is by far the safest and most effective substance to do this. The last thing you would want to do is fry your skin by using oil and other dubious substances based on psuedo-science (the bane of my life, but good meat for How Science Works).

Once the temperature is normal, and the skin is intact, then it may be appropriate to apply other agents. However, for first aid, it should be water only.

yes, further assistance, not oil

My advice was well intentioned and not dangerous, it also was given from my vast experience of being burned in the past. I feel that shouting not to do it was an over reaction and more than a little rude.

I also appreciate that when you are beginning to be offended by people on the interweb it is also time to go and watch tv

not rude, just wanting to be heard over eggwhite and oil suggestions, so that OP wasn't tempted to do something silly and yes, potentially dangerous. or anyone else who's thinking of putting stuff onto burns that isn't water before it's even cooled down properly.

I'm sorry but I'd feel irresponsible letting comments about old wives' tales just go unchallenged, especially as I went to a regional burns centre for children just a few days ago.