Ice Packs BURN!!!

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  • July 15, 2018 6:43 pm at 6:43 pm #1558006
    Lightbrite
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    Applying ice directly to your skin can result in a burn!!!

    Don’t learn the hard way. Put a barrier between the ice and your skin.

    Thank you!

    July 17, 2018 7:35 am at 7:35 am #1559412
    Lightbrite
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    Ice burns! It’s official; I got second degree burns by applying ice to a bruise.

    How come even major websites that give info about burns don’t mention ice or freezing conditions being a cause of burns, in addition to thermal, chemical, and electrical means?

    Do your kids know the dangers of applying ice directly to their skin?

    Thank you

    July 18, 2018 8:33 am at 8:33 am #1560733
    mentsch1
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    I’m curious
    How long did you leave the ice with direct contact to the skin?

    July 18, 2018 11:43 am at 11:43 am #1560886
    Avram in MD
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    Lightbrite,

    “Ice burns! It’s official; I got second degree burns by applying ice to a bruise.”

    So sorry to hear that! I hope you have a full and complete recovery.

    “Do your kids know the dangers of applying ice directly to their skin?”

    Yes, when put ice on our kids, which they usually decline to do anyway, we put something between the ice and their skin, such as a washcloth or paper towels. We also remove the ice after 15-20 minutes, so the skin can warm back up. My parents told me to do this as well when I was younger. Frozen peas might be a better icer than an ice pack, because the peas can conform to your skin (less need to apply pressure) and they move around more. For a burn caused by contact with a hot surface, we run it under cold water from the tap for as long as possible, and never put ice, butter or oil on it.

    July 19, 2018 12:26 am at 12:26 am #1561382
    Lightbrite
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    mentsch1: At least an hour or so. I stuck freezer pops in a sock and wrapped another sock around my shin to keep them in place on my lower leg. After 10-15min or so, I swapped the more-melted freezer pops with new solid ones.

    It didn’t feel pleasant to have the ice on my skin, but I attributed the discomfort to having fallen down on the tile floor, not to my skin burning.

    July 19, 2018 12:27 am at 12:27 am #1561383
    Lightbrite
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    Avram in MD: Thank you so much! 🙂

    Glad that your kids know! Yesterday, after seeing my second degree burn, my pharmacist said that even she didn’t know that ice could burn so deeply. She said that she knew that ice was supposed to be applied at intervals of about 20min off and on, but did not know the consequences of leaving it on longer.

    Thanks

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