burn victim
one guess who and how.
yes, ruthie. and yes, she was trying to find something to get into. the resourceful little girl made her way onto the counter and turned a ring on the stove to the hottest setting. once the burner next to her (lucky for her little bum or tummy it was not the one she sat on) got nice and red, she set her three little fingers down just long enough for a nice second-degree burn. i heard the moaning cry ruth uses only when she is really hurt, rushed out and found her holding her left hand and moaning "owie."
next we had 25 minutes of soaking angry ruth's hand in cold water and squirting ibuprofen into her open mouth. then onto nap time which started out with me standing next to her crib, holding her hand in a cup of water and, 20 minutes later, turned into me laying on the couch, ruth on my chest with her hand in water while she slept the next 90 minutes. wake up time came, the ibuprofen had taken its full effect and the little angel played the rest of the day without any complaint.
today she is very interested in the giant blister that has formed on her middle finger, but not bothered. there has been plenty of drawing and playing away with the sad left hand, which she officially prefers far above her right.
so maybe now she's learned that climbing onto the counter is a very bad idea? because trying to never let her out of my sight isn't working.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 12:29PM
Reader Comments (7)
oh! poor girl. isn't it the worst feeling when your baby is hurt?
Ooh, that middle finger looks bad. Poor Ruthie. Here's hoping the lesson is learned, although how many times have we warned Leesie about reaching up on the counter? She has a blistered wrist right now to prove that lesson hasen't quite broken through that thick skull of hers. Poor Leesie.
oh that's so sad! she's just bound and determined to be an explorer. i wouldn't count on it ending anytime soon, either!
Ouch! Burns are the worst because they keep hurting so long after the actual incident. I steam burned my hand on a cup o noodle last week and it friggin killed-- and it was nothing compared to Ruthie's wound. Poor thing! She's a trooper. Or possibly working for the CIA and in need of untrackable fingerprints... You might want to look into that.
ouch Ruthie!
I think burning yourself on the stove is a right of passage, haven't we all done it at least once about that age? (or a little older as the case may be = Leesie!)
Hopefully it will be only this once!
OK, sorry, I have to be the nurse - you should probably get some silvadene cream for those, and keep them wrapped (near impossible on a 2 year old, I know.) Burns are notorious for getting bad infections, and they look bad enough to warrant it. Your doc may call in a prescription, but it would be worth a trip in, if they won't.
thanks for the sympathy everyone, although she's hardly phased by it at all.
tania, i've called my dr and hopefully will get a prescription this morning. thanks for the nursely advice! so far any attempt to keep a bandaid on (with neosporin) has been completely futile, so we'll see. . .