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Hold the burn area under cool water to remove the heat. Do not put any thing like butter on it - its an old wives tales, and actually keeps the wound hot. You can take some pain reliever for the pain. Once the heat is out, and the blister dries up, you can put antibiotic oinment on it so when the skin gets dry you don%26#039;t get a scar.

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First and foremost, do not pop the blister. The fluid between your skin and the wound protects the burn while it heals. Secondly, I%26#039;d put some gauze and tape on the burn area after washing it gently. Keep it clean and dry. After about a week or so the blister will have dried up itself.

If the burn area starts getting more red and spreading, or you start getting a yucky yellowish discharge from the blister then you should see a nurse or doctor as these are signs of infection.
its a second degree burn, if you have aloe vera use on it.. you can ice it but let the blister heal the skin area the water is sterile inside of it.
Get some burn ointment. You can pop it if you want, it%26#039;s up to you it just allows more germs in but will increase the heal time if you do.
Do NOT pop the blister. If it begins to itch, put some Benadryl rub-on stuff (boy i%26#039;m helpfull) on it.

I wouldn%26#039;t suggest a cool pack because it would trap the heat in.
Whatever you do DON%26#039;T pop it. I would suggest wrapping your hand in gauze if it hurts too much but popping it could lead to a nasty infection.

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