2nd degree steam burns on your hand and wrist, yep, that certainly hurts.
Ouch!!!  Hope it feels better soon.

Beth t.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Kathy Salkin
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ideas for cooking modifications
> 
> One thing I can tell you, if you are going to teach them 
> about cooking on the stove, teach them caution first.  I am a 
> good cook and am normally very careful when dealing with hot 
> pans, etc,. but I managed to scald myself last Sunday and am 
> now dealing with a second degree burn on my wrist and hand. I 
> was attempting to drain pasta via the lid (which is 
> perforated for this purpose) but I was inattentive and the 
> lid fell off and the hot water and pasta poured over my hand. 
>  Worse pain that I can remember in my life.  So the lessons are
> twofold:
> 
> 1) Pay attention to what you are doing at all times in the 
> kitchen, and
> 2) Lots of cool water is the best first aid for a burn.
> 
> Then run to the pharmacy with the burnt hand wrapped in cold 
> paper towels in freezing weather to get ointment and 
> bandages, which leads me to the most important thing --
> 
> HAVE A FULLY-STOCKED FIRST AID KIT IN THE HOUSE OR FLAT
> 
> My best friend gave me a colander, saying I now have no 
> excuse to get into hot water! ;)
> 
> Kat

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