Got a bad burn that feels infected, need to clean it with something?

[Anonymous]

On Saturday since I don't have a toaster I was trying to make toast in my oven and when flipping it my hand touched the top of the oven and got burnt. The burn is about 1 1/2 inches long and on the top of my hand. When it happened the skin turned wrinkly and real white and it hurt to move my fingers. I've been keeping it dry and as clean as possible but even water burns it. I understand it's gonna hurt but I worked yesterday and now it's sorta red around it like an infection. I work in the hospital, I had it covered all day but didn't get a good bandage on it till half way through the day. I try to leave it uncovered but working here there's a bunch of infections going around and I work in ccu so that's where the sickest people are so it's def gotta be covered here. If our hospital had a burn unit I'd go ask them for help treating it but if we get any burn patients we send them to other hospitals. Last night I had it uncovered and it ended up splitting open, it hasn't blistered just burnt skin but now it's open. I'm wondering what I can clean it with that will be gentle but kill all the infection.

[MothMonsterMan]

Sounds like a second degree burn. See if the hospital can't give you a prescription for silvadene cream. Otherwise you can go to any local pharmacy like a Rite-Aid, WalGreens, or CVS and pick up some Noxzema "Original Deep Cleansing Cream" and put on the burn as well. Then bandage it back up.

[Roarke]

as well you know, there are degrees of burn based on the levels of skin tissue injured. the people where work are aware of this and will tell you if it is anything serious.