Second degree burn from boiling tea on chin

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Hi

Managed to scald my chin and chest with hot tea from an old thermos that broke by accident and when properly removing my make up after school this afternoon I took off the blister (to be honest I didn't want a big yellow blister on my face anyway) so just sloughed off a bit - deroofed I suppose - and did the same on my chest (breast) at home too as I was worried about scraping them while getting dressed or undressed.

I'm a teacher and it happened just before one of my more challenging classes was about to enter the room.

I was luckily able to get a colleague to cover for 5 -10 mins but felt like I was unable to properly treat it as I had to rush back to class. Tbf they did check on me later and said are you sure you're okay. I ran it under cold water but not for nealy long enough and then went to a nurse onsite who gave me burn gels and some gauze and wipes which I applied immediately once wiping make up off (burn fresh so blisters not there yet). If I could have treated it properly I probably wouldn't have to deal with such an ugly chin and boob just before valentine's argh 😤

I've also been off sick and feeling rough in general, maybe hence the clumsiness today. Feeling really rundown and teary eyed. Partner insists I take day off but can't tomorrow.

Any tips for fast healing? I don't have time to sit around in urgent care for hours. For now I'm just planning to keep wound clean and change hydrocolloid dressing daily. Can't wait til "Miiisss what happened to your chin?"

Thank you

My cousins teenage daughter died of sepsis 10 days after a similar scald on her thigh caused by tea despite being under medical care for it.

Please be very careful as to how you proceed with the care of this burn or Valentine’s Day could end up being the least of your problems. Not that it matters much if at all anyway.

You need to see a doctor. Burns that blister and burns on your face or chest really need proper medical care. As a teacher I know how hard it is to take the day off but you must do it and go and see a Dr either minor injuries or the gp for an emergency appointment.

If you decide to go in to school you could wear a face mask (covid style) to protect the area and stop kids going on about it.

I did similar on my arm once and didn't get it checked out immediately, when I went a couple of days later I was told off by the nurse for not going sooner as there's a risk of sepsis. Mine actually looked worse at 2 days than it did when I first did it which was what prompted me to go.

Definitely go to a walk in and get it properly dressed.

As a teacher I can confirm that it will be a lot more inconvenient for your colleagues, students and managers if you need a fortnight off later because you didn't seek medical attention for an accident at work.

Minor injuries or pharmacy as first port of call. Many open early.

I accidentally tipped a full thermos of water down my arm a week ago after stupidly trying make the baby's bottle in the car.
I immediately bought a bottle of cold water from the garage and doused a muslin and kept it cool.
I bought some burns gel from boots which helped an awful lot. I work in a hospital so called my colleague who's a nurse for advice. It had started to blister by this point. She said the blister is best popped ( they are told to pop them) and I've been coating it in Vaseline a few times a day and avoiding getting it wet, especially under any water that's not cold.
It's gone really crusty now and isn't sore anymore.

Xx

Please stop minimising the seriousness of this. You might feel like you can't take time off school but you absolutely can. Go and get it checked out. School will cope without you for a day.

Thick layer of petroleum jelly, thin dressing the ice pack (or bag of frozen peas on top).

Kelocote scar gel. As long as you're sure it's not more serious. Having read the pp's! I used this for scalding from boiling oil. A friends ds had a big scar on his face from a fall as was told to use this by the doctor.

Of course you can take the day off. You're injured and need to seek medical help.
I know what it means to be off as a teacher (read in between the lines if you need to), and know that you won't ever get any thanks for being a hero, so put your health and wellbeing first.

No, outdated advice. Keep them covered to prevent infection.