DIY first aid kit.

[Frank Erskine]

They get washed off after only a day or so anyway.

[Fitz]

I burnt my side once on a hot motorcycle exhaust. Lovely big eliptical burn about 4" long and 1" wide at the widest point.

As soon as I did it I wnet inside, jumped int he shower and sprayed it with cold water for 10 minutes.

After this I soaked a piece of kitchen roll in water, placed it over the burn and fixed in place with clingfilm, secured with gaffa tape - these being the only suitable items to hand. I then had to ride to a&e where the triage nurse was very complimentary about my bodged up dressing.

A&E doc stuck a cream on it which oxidises over time (turnign it black

- he was very careful to point out this was normal and didn't mean the wound had gone necrotic) which caused _instant_ relief. Quite amazed I was.

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

"Fitz" typed

Ahhh, Flamazine... (silver sulfadiazine) It's the silver that goes black. I don't think it's used as much now as in the past.

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

Frank Erskine typed

Rather less than that iffn they don't stick in the first place...

[Pete C]

If a jobs worth bodging it's worth bodging properly!

cheers, Pete.

[Fitz]

Oh yes. That was it.

This was only in errr 1999 - hospital in coventry somewhere.

Is there something better now?

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

"Fitz" typed

I don't think so (but some of the trendier dressings are said to be 'just as good'), but I've not worked for nearly 3 years. The disadvantages of Flamazine (staining, bacterial resistance, mess) have somehow made it fall out of favour.

[Andy Hall]

In Coventry....?? No...

[Fitz]

How right you are. I had to work on the outskirts for a year or so on an industrial estate. Before joining I thought it may be a problem that I couldn't get into the centre of town easily.

The best thing about that location turned out to be that you couldn't get into the center of town easily.

[Dave Liquorice]

Bacterial resistance (presumably lack of?) I can see being problem with a burn but TBH I'd put up with staining or a bit of mess simply 'cause the stuff is so damn good.

Years back when I worked on Casualty (Note: "on" not "in") the A&E staff nurses who came in as medical consultants loved the stuff, especially on children. Bring in burnt child screaming in agony, slap on Flamazine, instant quiet child.

[Andy Hall]

I know. Then there's the speech impediment......

[Matt]

......but you could drive round it for a couple of hours until a gap opened up on one of those stupid slip roads.

[DJC]

worked/studied four years at the University of Warwick. Which is in Coventry, and most staff and students seem to live in Leamington