pic of my hand burnt by my MH!

[murph145]

i was cleaning the glass of my tank with the lid open lights on then the hinge that holds the piano lid open unhooked letting the lid slam down while my hand was in the tank ..
luckily my hand was wet since it was in the tank i heard an automatic sizzle and knew what happend i pulled my hand out right away.... it hurt like a mother
anyways this is the aftermath so beware of your lights they are hot!!!
i run a 250W DE with a PFO pendant this was from the uv glass shield covering the bulb
anyone else have niec war wounds to share

 

[lubeck]

Now thats a Burn!!! I am a cook and now a goo burn when I see one. Just run cool water, don't put ice on it, that is too extreme. Hopefully you don't work with hot items because it sucks if you do. Well, take care of that hand!

 

[tizzo]

There is a first aid company that vends for a lot of work places called "ZEE", if you see one of their first aid kits, use the burn cream. That stuff is awesome!! Takes the sting out instantly!! Even if it's tomarrow, it will still work real well. Actually, it works so well, that you will pocket some to bring them home.

 

[murph145]

yeah tell me about it it sizzled pretty good im just glad my hand was wet when it landed on it cuz otherwise i think my skin woulda stuck to the glass thats how hot it is
yeah i ran some cool water over it theres a few blisters but looks more ugly than anything

 

[murph145]

ill have to look for that it stings but i put some burn cream on its helpin as of now but it burns and stings still

 

[hurt]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about the mishap. Do you have an Aloe plant or Vitamin E? Either one will work wonders on that bad boy.

 

[tizzo]

Here's a pic of the kit... I think they only do businesses, but I am not sure...
A lot of things will "work" for a burn, this is the only stuff that completely eliminates the pain!!
http://zeemedical.com/zeemedical/New...home_main.html

 

[murph145]

i might have that kit at my work ill have to look tomorrow but for now just guna keep it cool with the cream on it

 

[hurt]

A lot of things will "work" for a burn, this is the only stuff that completely eliminates the pain!!
AHH come on now Murph, pain is only temporary. SWF glory, well....

 

[murph145]

lol yeah ive been burnt a couple times by the lighting accidentally bumping it and such its all about the pay off of having a SWF tank lol

 

[kingspade]

damn man, i cant wait till that happens to me, god knows it will with my luck.

anyway hope it feels better soon for ya

 

[murph145]

yeah if u have MH and a liftable canopy or not ur probably guna bump them at one point or anotehr :scared:

 

[swfreak]

SHAZAM!!!! That is crazy.

 

[ninjamini]

Go to the doctor and get silver sulfide cream. It will keep it from scaring.

 

[divetroop]

Murph,
I have the same type off canopy(lid) on my tank. It slammed shut on my hand once but didn't get burnt. I thought my hand broke but luckily it was just the immediate pain from the impact. I just don't trust those hinges any more, they just look unsecure. Now I put two rolled up towels on both sides of the canopy as a buffer when I am working on my tank, just in case it decides to close shut.

 

[zman1]

Originally Posted by ninjamini
Go to the doctor and get silver sulfide cream. It will keep it from scaring.
Ditto
You just need a paper cut and lemmon juice for the other hand. Looks Painful!!!!!

 

[blazehok68]

pretty coloring!

 

[murph145]

yeah its getting infected today i just went to the store to get some different things to try and clean it up cuz the top layer of skin is dead and the underneath is getting infected i think i need to either take the top layer off myself or go to the doctors on that one
yeah the hinges on the top just gave way letting it slam down on my hand but the MH landed right on it
my new canopy for my new tank has a removable front panel with enough clearance this time so i shouldnt hit it hopefully

 

[bonebrake]

It is probably not getting infected. It is edema in response to the inflammation from the burn. Do not pop your blisters; then you will be more susceptible to infection.
It looks

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I hope you feel :joy: soon.

 

[sunburnt]

Ouch! That looks awful.
I didn't take a picture, because photographic evidence of my own stupidity isn't something I wanna keep around... lol... but... I was cleaning my glass, bumped a zoa colony and automatically grabbed it before it could fall into the back of the rockwork... and bonked my forehead on my MH pendant. Luckily, it wasn't hot enough to do THAT to my forehead, but I did have a lovely hot pink rectangle on my forehead, front and center, to remind me. I actually cut myself some bangs to hide it. And still feel like a jackass.