Ice & Burns

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Caution:
Keep dry ice away from children if they cannot be closely
supervised at all times.

If you do get a burn from dry ice, frozen tissues should be flooded/soaked with tepid water. Don’t use hot water. See a doctor if the skin blisters or comes off. If the burn is only red it will heal in time as any other burn.

Always handle dry ice with care. It is extremely cold at -109.3°F or -78.5°C. If touched very briefly dry ice may not harm skin, but contact with the skin for more than a second will freeze cells and can cause injury similar to a burn.
Wear hand protection whenever touching dry ice. An oven mitt or thick folded towel will work.

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Be careful not to puncture gel packs, the chemicals from the gel will burn the skin.

When you use an ice pack on a sore back or twisted ankle, at first it feels cold, then your skin feels like it is burning, then goes numb. Anyone know the medical reason for the burning sensation from a cold source?

Answers:
Skin has two types of cells for measuring temperature: heat receptors and cold receptors. These are scattered over your whole body, but they're most heavily concentrated on your face, your most temperature-sensitive region. Your brain determines skin temperature by counting how frequently these cold and heat receptors fire.

If you've ever spilled something very hot on yourself, you might have noticed that it can feel oddly chilly in addition to painfully hot. This is because your cold receptors start firing at very high temperatures, as well as your heat receptors. Likewise, if you touch something very cold, it might feel strangely hot as well. This is because pain receptors are triggered by extreme cold, and these signals are easily confused with heat.

If your skin's only a little hot or cold--but still near eighty-six degrees--your receptors will stop firing and skin will get used to being that temperature. Test this by filling three bowls of water--make one warm, one cool, and one in-between. Put one hand in the warm water and the other in the cool, then leave them there. After they get used to these temperatures, move them both to the middle bowl. Your hand from the cool water will now feel warm, while your hand from the warm water will now feel cool!

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Ice therapy for sports injuries

Treat exercise or sports injuries with ice for the first 48 to 72 hours after injury. It is safe, effective, and cheap. Ice therapy relieves pain and slows blood flow to the injury. This reduces internal bruising and swelling. The key is to start applying ice as soon as possible after the injury. If not, the injury may cause pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of mobility.

Ice therapy limits tissue damage and helps healing. Cover the injured area with a wet towel and place a plastic bag full of ice over it. A dry towel insulates the skin from the cooling effect. Commercial cold packs are good for emergencies because they can be stored in the freezer. Be careful not to puncture gel packs. The chemicals from the gel will burn the skin. Another alternative is a one- or two-pound bag of frozen corn or peas. These bags mold well to the area of injury and can be refrozen for further treatments.

Rest the acute injuries, do not use or bear weight (standing, walking, etc.), until evaluated by provider. The duration depends on the type of injury and how deep it is. A deep muscle injury takes longer to cool than a joint, which is closer to the skin. Muscle cooling occurs within 10 minutes in thin athletes. Severe bruises can benefit from icing intervals for up to 7 days. When mild discomfort is first felt from overusing a joint or muscle, apply ice 4 to 8 times a day for the next 48 hours.

Ice massage can be applied to an injured area with slow, circular strokes. It also adds the benefit of compression. Ice massage is especially good for treating the pain of tennis elbow. Use ice cubes or freeze water in a paper cup. Tear off the upper edge of the cup after the water becomes ice. This will expose some of the ice and provide an insulated grip for the ice massaging. Massage the injured area for 5 to 10 minute intervals. Do this on and off for a couple of hours. Do not apply ice any longer than this.

Some precautions are necessary when treating an injury with ice. Do not leave ice directly on the skin. Keep it moving or wrap it in a wet towel. To avoid skin damage, stop icing once the skin is numb. Be careful with commercial cold packs. They may be colder than regular ice. Do not use ice on blisters or open cuts or sores. People who are very sensitive to cold or who have a circulation problem should not use ice. Be careful icing the elbow or knee. The nerves in these areas can be damaged by icing too long.

See a healthcare provider if pain persists for longer than 72 hours after an injury, despite icing.

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