As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures submitted by About.com First Aid readers help illustrate different injuries.
Scald from a Pressure Washer
While doing industrial cleaning, I was sprayed with high pressure hot water. Have not gone to a doctor or hospital yet. Pain is severe. When it first happened the outer layer of skin was removed by t…
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Road Rash: A Lesson in Safe Driving
I test drove a 4 wheeler at midnight in the rain, I didn't know the road and I was traveling 50 before I noticed a fence maybe 100 feet away, I slammed on brakes and the 4 wheeler slid sideways and f…
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Surprised by a Blister I Couldn't Feel
I have no idea.. my guess would be extremely hot water. I lost all use and feeling in my rt. arm due to a brachial plexus injury sustained in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago. I just saw this blist…
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Cooking Plantains and Cooked My Foot
I was in the kitchen making fried plantains. I waited until the oil was hot and one by one I placed the chopped bananas in the pot of oil. I was wearing slippers and no socks. When I placed one bana…
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Hot Tea Burn
I was getting ready to sip some hot tea and the lid wasn't on correctly. about a quarter cup spilled on me and immediately blistered. I applied a cold can of pop (soda) to the area and changed it out…
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TCA Peel Burn
Had a TCA peal performed by cosmetic surgeon. Was told no pain after I left. Six days later, I sit and cry on an off due to pain and cannot sleep. If I am lucky and fall asleep the pain wakes me up s…
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Burns from Under the Car that Ran Over Him
Grandson hit by car, trapped under & burned by the catalyc converter. 911 called and no other opportunity do do anything else for the child. Medicated for pain at local hospital then transferred to a…
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Burned Arm
My child Domenic burned him self accidentally with the Weber while standing near it and he didn't know it was on . My son put his hand behind his back only to accidentally touch the Weber with the in…
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Firecracker in the Palm
I was celebrating New Years with my family. We decided to do fireworks. I usually sit back and watch but decided to participate this time. I lit the wrong end of the firecracker. I actually saw fire …
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Swollen Broken Ankle
I was doing the conga and I got pulled over and fell down a curb with high heeled boots on; went to emergency room next morning when swelling hadn't gone down. Did not suspect it was broken at first …
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Hand Burn by Hair Straightener
last Wednesday while I was doing my hair with a heated hair straightener I was holding my hair towards the left bottom part and was not paying attention I took the straightener and came down and clo…
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Second Degree Oil Burn on Hand
Oil bursted while cooking. The oil burnt upper portion of the Hand and First aid with lotion done. Then dipped in cold water and again the lotion applied. after some time bigger bristles came and han…
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Mini Bike. Full Size Burn
I was turning around on my Mini bike and lost my balance. The Bike had been running for 20 mins and fell on my right Calf. It happened soooo quick I didn't realize what had happened. I debated on goi…
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2nd Degree Burns to Hand
Lighting the water heater my hand was caught inside when it blew. I had to go to the ER and they said I had second degree burns to my fingers. They applied silver sulfadiazine which help the burning …
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Mallet Finger
Caught in door. No I thought it was just a jam but it continued to hurt swell days later and would not straighten out. Worried, I didn't want it to heal this way I went to hand specialist. An xray re…
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